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I began taking seasonique 5 weeks ago. on week 4 i began to have brownish spotting. i just started week 6 and it's still here. why is this?

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Dr. Joyce Adams answered

Specializes in Pediatrics - Adolescent Medicine

Spotting is normal: Some amount of spotting is very common when women take oral contraceptive pills continuously. There can be breakthrough bleeding at any time, and the brown spotting is just from a bit of menstrual flow that comes out so slowly it turns brown.

Dr Cernaianu agreed

Answered 3/23/2014

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