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It's my second week ever of being on the birth control pill & i started bleeding lightly yesterday & now i'm bleeding like a period..is this normal?
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Irregular and break-: through bleeding can certainly occur on the birth control pill; however, I would recommend letting your gynecologist know.
Answered 5/5/2017
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