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I am having long term antibiotic and also taking contraceptive pills. i have breakthrough bleeding in between the cycle. should i stop the pill?

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BCPs: Call and ask your gynecologist whether they would like to examine you or persist with the current therapy, or change. Without examining you it would be very presumptuous to make changes in your management.

Answered 2/22/2014

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