Modesto, CA
A 18-year-old female asked:
I've been just spotting for the past 4 days which is my period week. i'm on birth control and had unprotected sex the day before it started. bad?
1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in

Dr. Andrew Silvermananswered
Fertility Medicine 50 years experience
Spotting: I don't think that you've conceived. Not sure why your bleeding is abnormal. Suggest that you start your next pack of bcp's.
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Last updated Jul 30, 2014
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