Jersey City, NJ
A female asked:
I start it bleeding red on saturday and the day after brown stuff start it coming out and it havent stop and i just start it a new birth control and ?
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Dr. Caroline Billingsleyanswered
15 years experience
This can be normal: Any time you start a new birth control method, you can experience abnormal and break through bleeding. I assume you had a negative pregnancy test prior to starting your new birth control correct? I would watch your bleeding for a few weeks, and it should improve. If not, sometimes we can add a hormone for a few days to help with the break through bleeding and normalize your bleeding
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What could this be? I have been bleeding, not heavy just spotting on a pad and when i wipe, it has been brown to black for over a month. The only time it turns a bright red color is after sex. I have no pain with it. I have been on the birth control shot
Dr. Laura McMullenanswered
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Im on lo loestrin fe birth control my doctor prescribed me, i skipped 1 pill. Started bleeding but started off as brown and changed into a darker red and lasted 6-7 days. Last menstrual cycle was Nov 15th. Is this my period or breakthrough bleeding?
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