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A 17-year-old female asked:
Recently had unprotected sex while on junel 1/20 this past tuesday/thursday. my bf pulled and ejaculated . now on my off week of pills. used a tampon because i thought i was starting my period but all that is on it is brown blood/discharge with a little b
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Dr. Jeff Livingstonanswered
Obstetrics and Gynecology 24 years experience
Breakthrough bleed: Breakthrough bleeding is when someone bleeds at the wrong time while on birth control. Since the bleeding is unpredictable it can occur at any time. It usually resolves on its own and does not mean something is wrong with the birth control
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