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I kept taking the contraceptive pill without the monthly break to prevent my period this monthand now i have brown discharge when i go to the bathroom?

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Dr. Wayne Ingram answered

Surprise!: Surprise! It is a breakthrough bleed consistent with a pill induced period.

Answered 3/22/2020

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