A 16-year-old female asked:
I recently started birth control two months ago. finished my period a week ago but i'm still spotting brown?
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Dr. Jeff Livingstonanswered
Obstetrics and Gynecology 24 years experience
Breakthrough bleed: Sounds like breakthrough bleeding which occurs when you have bleeding at unscheduled times while on the pill. Brown is simply old blood that has been sitting at the back of the vagina. Often things get back to normal the next cycle. If not then schedule a visit to discuss cycle regulating birth control methods. This is very common. Other than being annoying it is not dangerous.
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Spotting two weeks before period is this normal i am not on any kind of birth control had pap test and it came back good?
Dr. Gurmukh Singhanswered
Pathology 51 years experience
Normal: Hormonal variations may result in a fall in estrogen level at mid-cycle resulting in spotting. It is not be concerned about.
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Spotted brown for 2 weeks and then had my regular period. Been on birth control for 4 years and have never missed. What's the reason for spotting?
Dr. Jeff Livingstonanswered
Obstetrics and Gynecology 24 years experience
Breakthrough bleed: Breakthrough bleeding (bleeding at the wrong time) is very common on birth control. It happens in about 1/3 of users. Its no big deal and usually sel... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:
I've been very lightly spotting for a week. I'm on birth control and I haven't had sex in two weeks since I've had my last period. What could it be?
Dr. Susan Albowanswered
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A 20-year-old female asked:
I'm on birth control and i had my period last week and yesterday i had light brown spotting and today I have back pain and brown clots what's wrong?
Dr. Jeff Livingstonanswered
Obstetrics and Gynecology 24 years experience
Breakthrough bleed: Sounds like breakthrough bleeding which occurs when you have bleeding at unscheduled times while on the pill. Brown is simply old blood that has bee... Read More
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A female asked:
On birth control, had my normal period, two weeks later im spotting and I take the pill every night. First time this has happened?
Dr. Jeff Livingstonanswered
Obstetrics and Gynecology 24 years experience
Breakthrough bleed: Breakthrough bleeding (bleeding at the wrong time) is very normal on birth control. It happens in about 1/3 of users. Its no big deal and usually sel... Read More
Created for people with ongoing healthcare needs but benefits everyone.
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