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Started my period today and therefore started my 1st yaz pill, i'm now only spotting, is this normal after just 1 pill? i've never been on the pill

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Dr. Jeff Livingston answered

Specializes in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Once a day: I am not sure there is a cause for concern here. You can just continue taking the birth control once per day. Yaz tends to cause light periods which is a nice side effect. Try it for a few months and monitor how your cycles are over the long term.

Answered 2/4/2018

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A member asked:

Started my period today and therefore started my 1st yaz pill, i'm now only spotting, is this normal after just 1 pill? i've never been on the pill

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Jeff Livingston answered

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