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I am on birth control, and had unprotected sex last week and have been bleeding for 4 days... is this just old blood or something to worry about?
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Probably BTB: Breakthrough bleeding is common with oral contraceptives, however, do a pregnancy test 7-10 days after the sexual encounter, and in future also protect yourself with barrier contraception
Answered 6/9/2014
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