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I stopped taking birth control pills on the 26th of april because i want to conciev,on the 27th of april i saw my period which lasted upto five days. i had sex on the 3rd and 7th of may , i am spotting right now today being 8th of may. am scared what cou
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Give it time: If I understand you correctly you are in the first few weeks after stopping birth control pills and now experiencing some spotting. That sounds pretty normal. You will need to give your body a little time to adjust before you panic about a little spotting. Keep a menstrual calendar for the next few months to show your gynecologist if the problem continues.
Answered 5/9/2015
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