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I've just started birth control and i've been having brown discharge for 1 or 2 weeks. im supposed to have my period and it's just brown?
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Continue: You should continue taking it regularly. If you started taking this medication recently then your body needs time to adjust to it, spotting can be a side effect when you first start taking this kind of medication.
Answered 12/9/2013
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