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Currently on lo loestrin fe for painful cramps while on my menstrual cycle. got prescription week late last month, and now have been bleeding 10 days?

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Breakthrough: bleeding since you were a week late . Keep taking the medication also call your doctor to inform.

Answered 6/15/2015

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