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I've been on my birth control for about 10 months now. Last month (Feb 2012) I was home unexpectedly from school and missed the first few days of my new birth control pack because it was at school, so I didn't take it. My boyfriend and I had sex a couple times but then stopped because we don't use condoms and he uses the "pull out method" (I know that isn't an effective way to prevent pregnancy). I started taking my birth control on Feb 28, so I'm about three weeks in. I started to have a little spotting yesterday, but I shouldn't have my period for another 5-7 days. I wasn't sure if I would have break-through bleeding again or if it could be implantation bleeding. I was also home two weeks ago, around when I restarted my birth control for this month, and we had sex a couple times and I was home again this weekend, and we had sex again a few times. I took a pregnancy test last night, and it came out negative, but I'm not sure if it would be to early to tell? Since I'm a little more than five days before when I'm supposed to have my period.
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replied March 19th, 2012
Welcome to e health forum.

Since probably you had a regular period in Feb 28th, you are back on the oral contraception. In case you have not missed any of the current pills, you should be effectively protected against pregnancy.

The spotting could be due to restarting of a new cycle of pills, after a break.

You will have to wait for the time being until you your periods at the expected dates. In case you miss them, you can do a pregnancy test, one day later.

Repeating the tests before the expected dates, would be too early to confirm a pregnancy.
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