hi, so i was extremely worried about 3
weeks ago that i might be pregnant. My
boyfriend and i had sex and the condom
broke when he ejaculated. Fortunatly, i
was on the birth control pill (Ortho Tri-
Cyclen 21 pack). However, i suspected i
may be pregnant because i was having a
colored ( brown almost bloody) discharge
in my panties while i was taking the pill.
Thankfully, i my period came when it was
expected, and was normal. I just started
the new pack of pills about a week ago
when i was sapose to. And i'm experiencing
the same thing again. ( the bloody
discharge). At first the discharge was
white, now a few days later, its back to
the brownish, blood color. except this
time i know i'm not pregnant because i
havent had any intercoarse since. I would
like to know what is happening, and what
is causing this to happen. if anyone is
experienceing the same thing, or knows
about this please comment!
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Maddie34
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Posted: 06-12-08 16:21pm
It's called breakthrough bleeding.
You may have this for awhile, it's a
common side effect of most hormonal birth
controls
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antigone
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Posted: 06-12-08 20:59pm
Maddie is right. Break through bleeding is
common until your body adjusts to the
hormones. If it persist for 6 months you
may want to talk to your doctor and get
another pill.
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dramaqueen08
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Posted: 06-12-08 21:29pm
I've been on the same pill for almost 3
years, and this is the first time i've
experienced this.
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Maddie34
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Posted: 06-12-08 22:35pm
Have you been taking any medications
lately, changed the time that you take
your pill or even been a few hours off
from when you planned to take your pill?
Sometimes you just have breakthrough
bleeding and you may not be able to come
up with an exact reason for it.
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dramaqueen08
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Posted: 06-13-08 08:32am
Hmm. no medications, and i dont take my
pill at the EXACT time every night. more
less, within that hour. and i havent
changed the time i started taking them
either.
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Maddie34
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Posted: 06-13-08 09:42am
I wouldn't worry about it unless it keeps
happening, even then you're probably just
going to have to switch pills because
something is weird with the hormone level.
