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When should you start the birth control pill if you have spotting two weeks after your period and your GYN told you to start with your next cycle?
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Standard practice at this time is to start the Birth Control pill at any time in your cycle, and use a back up method for the first seven days. If your gynecologist recommended some other plan, there must be a reason specific to your situation, and you should contact your doctor to clarify his/her advice.
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Is it normal to have brown spotting instead of a period when you're on birth control?
Hormonal birth control changes your menstrual bleeding. It's not unusual to have brown spotting instead of a regular period when you're on birth control.
What do you do if you continued to use your birth control pill to stop your period and you are now spotting?
The spotting sounds like break through bleeding. You should never stop your period from arriving by taking birth control without consulting your gyn or doctor beforehand. See your DR about your spotting.
If spotting occurs for two weeks should I stop taking the birth control or will the spotting stop?
When you start birth control it is not unlikely to have spotting or breakthrough bleeding. This is a side effect that can last up to 3 months or longer. You should not stop taking your birth control because you will actually mess up your cycle and when you will have your period. You will also experience more spotting or breakthrough bleeding if you stop now. The spotting will go away,however, you should visit your physician to consider changing the dosage of birth control. Spotting and breakthrough bleeding usually stops when switched to a higher dosage of birth control.
Do you count spotting as the first day of the period?
No, spotting and breakthrough bleeding does not count as the first day of your period. Spotting and breakthrough bleeding is an annoyance that occurs as an unwanted side effect of birth control. However, frequent spotting or breakthrough bleeding can also be a sign that you need a higher dosage of birth control.
After you start birth control for the first time do you consider spotting the first day of your period or actual flowing the first day?
spotting is the beginning of what will be your period.
If you have already started spotting should you continue finishing your pack of birth control?
Yes you should continue your pack of pills even though you are spotting. You should never discontinue taking your birth control unless advised by your physician. If you stop taking your birth control you will lower the effectiveness of the birth control drastically and you will increase your chances of becoming pregnant. Spotting is a side effect caused by birth control. Spotting typically occurs when you are either starting birth control for the first time( spotting may last up to 3 months), spotting can occur if you do not take your birth control everyday at the same time, and it can occur if you use a certain medication, such as antibiotics.
Can you take birth control to start your period back up?
no. Birth control pills can stop periods altogether, shorten them, or turn them in to "spotting" If you were getting your period before you started the pills. If you stop at any time during your cycle this should bring on your period.
If your on birth control and your period its shorter but than you start spotting what does this mean?
its just a natural side effect of birth control, spotting can happen when the hormone levels in your body are changing and it might continue, or it could stop.
Is spotting on birth control normal?
Seeing spotting while taking birth control is totally normal.It's just your body getting use to the hormones you are now taking.My doctor told me you should see spotting or light bleeding for the first 3 months of taking birth control.
Does missing your birth control cause spotting?
That depends on the pill, if it made your period stop, then I guess so.
Birth control and spotting?
...is normal.
You had a normal period last month this month you had spotting Should you take a pregnancy test?
If you are on birth control then that is normal because it is a side effect. Bleeding between periods can be pregnancy BUT its depends on the person. There are many other reasons why you can be spotting.
