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  • tee_mik
    Junior Member
    • May 2011
    • 1

    Spotting on birth control? Pregnancy? Help please

    Hi. First, I've been on Portia birth control since December, and have never been more than an hour late with my pill. On May 3, I had genital-to-genital contact with my bf, he rubbed against me w/o a condom, but ejaculation didn't occur anywhere near my genitals and occurred well after this. My period was due May 14 and it came right on time. It was heavy the first two days with clots, and I had cramps, which is normal for me. It then started to taper off a bit, but I still had bleeding, enough to stain pads and with some clots. I took my active pill a day earlier (which was Tuesday), and after that only had brown blood, which I do get sometimes. But, today, I had a little bit of bleeding, just noticeable on the TP. It only happened once. Could it just be the pills or should I be concerned? please help
  • Katsaly
    Senior Member
    • Aug 2009
    • 127

    It doesn't sound like anything to be concerned about. If you've only been on the pill a few months then your cycle is probably still settling in to the birth control.

    I'm not familiar with that particular pill, but some birth control can cause constant spotting if you skip the non-active days. I doubt taking it only one day early would trigger this, but it could be something to keep in mind.

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    • ren_07
      Senior Member
      • Jun 2009
      • 128

      It's definitely not pregnancy. You had your period.

      If you took your pill early or it was different from previous times, this is definitely an explanation. Wait to see how the rest of your cycle goes before you panic, but don't panic about pregnancy because you're not pregnant haha
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