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I missed a few pills of my last pill pack, then started bleeding a few days later. today i had what looks like a mucus plug? what's happening?

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Normal: just resume pills in your next pack. Assuming that you are not pregnancy you are seeing vaginal and cervical sexual mucous.

Answered 4/27/2016

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