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A member asked:

Being on seasonique for 3 years my periods have become much lighter and shorter with hardly any flow- is this normal birth control side effects?

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Yes: Yes, especially with extended-cycle pills such as seasonique.

Dr Fowler and another doctor agreed

Answered 11/2/2019

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I just started taking my birth control again. My period this month is lighter than usual and brownish and a little clotty. Is this normal?

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