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brilliantlines

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Light spotting before active pills Posted: 04-07-08 15:47pm


Today I noticed after urinating that there was some brown colored discharge there, spotting. I just started my last week of active birth control pills, I've been on the pill for 4 or 5 months now and this has never happened before. It worries me because I don't always take the pill at the exact time every day. Sometimes there's up to a 2 hour difference from the time I'm supposed to take it. I just want to know if this very light spotting before I'm done with the active pills is normal. Any help or knowledge on the matter is greatly appreciated!!!

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Posted: 04-07-08 15:58pm


I am a health care professional =) Truthfully, sometimes we just do not know what causes spotting and breakthrough bleeding. Here are some causes, and other than this we consider it a fluke occurrence. Antibiotic use- Certain antibiotics reduce the hormonal dosage in your body, due to the interaction with the liver.(all meds go through the liver) Missing a pill or taking it later than usual.. Saint johns wort-For the same reason as antibiotic use Other than this, usually it is a fluke! It does not mean that your pill is not working.

brilliantlines

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Posted: 04-07-08 16:05pm


Thanks so much for the info! I was taking antiobotics last month after getting my wisdom teeth pulled. Could that have had any effect on my period this month?

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Posted: 04-07-08 17:38pm


If was a different 'pill package' then it would not have an effect. IF it was this same pill package, then yes, that would make sense that you are spotting.

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