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Is brown discharge common on my first pack of birth control during the weeks i am not supposed to have my period?
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Yes: Brown dc may be breakthru bleeding which is common when first starting bcos. Continue them and this usually resolves by tge 3rd pack.
Answered 6/4/2013
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