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June 15th, 2012
My boyfriend and I have been having unprotected sex for the past 2 weeks. We don't use any kind of protection other than my birth control pill. Now it is about the time I would be on my period and I'm spotting, but just barely.

Is this normal, what could it be?
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kristigraham
replied June 18th, 2012
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It sounds like your period wants to start.
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