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I had sex 1 week before my period. got my period. it has been a week since it stopped and now i am spotting (i am not on bcp) what could this mean?

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Multiple things: It could be signs or pregnancy, infection, stress or something else. Get checked out to know for sure.

Answered 3/12/2013

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