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A member asked:

Might i have sex if im spotting from birth control?

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Dr. Andrew Blazar answered

Yes: If the spotting is from the pill, and you have not missed pills, it should not be a problem.

Dr Ali agreed

Answered 8/19/2013

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What could this be? I have been bleeding, not heavy just spotting on a pad and when i wipe, it has been brown to black for over a month. The only time it turns a bright red color is after sex. I have no pain with it. I have been on the birth control shot

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