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Q: Spotting/period

asked by: missvikky on April 5th, 2006

New User

In the third week/row of pills, I missed one and began spotting. However, my spotting was extremely heavy. Could it be possible I had my period? I am now in the last row with the placebos you take when you're on your period, but I have not started my period yet. I was wondering if maybe I could've had my period last week, so this week is the beginning of a new cycle. If so, I had unprotected sex, is it possible to get pregnant? Thank you so much.

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mariana

replied on April 5th, 2006

Experienced User

Did you take your missed pill as soon as you remembered? If so, you are still protected from pregnancy (unless you are taking the mini-pill, because taking that one late can decrease the effectiveness by a lot). A lot of women end up spotting or having their period early if they take a pill late. It's just your body reacting to not receiving the hormones right away.

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