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Delayed Intake Of Pill Caused Bleeding And Brown Spotting. What To Do ?
Hi there, I have been on the pill for over a year now. And take the pill perfectly the other day I took the pill 6 hours late and have bleeding and brown spotting (took a pregnancy test) came back negative. I'm not meant to take the sugar pills for another 4 days…. what do i do?
Fri, 13 Dec 2013
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Even though you took the pill 6 hours late, there should still be contraceptive protection.
It is unlikely that you would conceive even with this delay. You should continue taking the pills as they are suppose to be taken.
Breakthrough bleeding can occur as a side effect of using oral contraception.This is likely the reason for the bleeding that you are seeing.
I hope this helps
Even though you took the pill 6 hours late, there should still be contraceptive protection.
It is unlikely that you would conceive even with this delay. You should continue taking the pills as they are suppose to be taken.
Breakthrough bleeding can occur as a side effect of using oral contraception.This is likely the reason for the bleeding that you are seeing.
I hope this helps
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