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I missed my birth control pill 1 day close to ovulation and i am in day 3 of my placebo week and have not started my period. but sunday brown discharg?
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Pregnancy?: Infection? See your doctor to get this discharge checked to rule out an infection . Also take a urine pregnancy test.
Answered 5/14/2015
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Do a pregnancy test: If negative could be just a spotty period on the BCP.
Answered 5/14/2015
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