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What medication can i use to prevent spotting when i'm on contraceptives?

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Another OCP: ask your ob/gyn doctor about switching to another type of oral contraception with a higher estrogen dose than the one you are on now. it can help with spotting between periods

Dr Rhoads and 5 doctors agreed

Answered 9/25/2018

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