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Light spotting after sex does that mean birth control pill failed?

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Dr. Hunter Handsfield answered

Specializes in Infectious Disease

Bleeding after sex: This probably isn't a BCP problem. Any new or unexplained vaginal bleeding, no matter how mild, should be professionally evaluated. Spotting after sex often indicates inflammation of the cervix, which has several causes -- including gonorrhea or chlamydia (if at risk for STD); or other kinds of cervicitis; or dysplasia due to HPV.

Answered 1/21/2021

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