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For the last 4 months i'm not coming on till the 6th day of break, i take my next lot of pills i'm supposed to and it stops starts like spotting why?

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Need more info: 1. Started suddenly 4 months ago ? 2. Which pills are you talking about ? 3 what's the usual time period like and when does spotting occur.

Answered 9/4/2016

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