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Q: Light spotting before active pills

asked by: brilliantlines on April 7th, 2008

New User

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!!!

Replies(3)

Carifairy

replied on April 7th, 2008

Extremely eHealthy

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

replied on April 7th, 2008

New User

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?

Carifairy

replied on April 7th, 2008

Extremely eHealthy

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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