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Is Vaginal Spotting While On Birth Control Pills A Symptom Of Pregnancy?
I have been on birth control for 4 years now. I switched birth control brand three months ago. Last month I didn t get my period. This month I just spotted for a day. Does that mean I could be pregnant? I took a pregnancy test last month when I didn t get my period and it came back negative. Or is that normal?
Wed, 6 Jun 2018
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Some contraceptives ( progestrin only contraceptive ) have effect to cause irregular or absent periods . So absence & spotting at/ in between period can be explained. Please keep on taking the pills regularly at same time of a day- as advised.If you were on pills without any unadvised break in between , there are least chances of conception. Please be cool.Pregnancy test done after 8 days delay after expected date of periods would give reliable result.( In case you get + ve result, consult your treating gynecologist).
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Some contraceptives ( progestrin only contraceptive ) have effect to cause irregular or absent periods . So absence & spotting at/ in between period can be explained. Please keep on taking the pills regularly at same time of a day- as advised.If you were on pills without any unadvised break in between , there are least chances of conception. Please be cool.Pregnancy test done after 8 days delay after expected date of periods would give reliable result.( In case you get + ve result, consult your treating gynecologist).
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
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Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.
If you took the tablet as per the schedule means started between second or third day of withdrawal bleeding and took all 21 tablets without missing the tablet and time the possibility of pregnancy is very less. Sometimes with continuous usage of contraceptive pills amenorrhea that is absence of periods or hypomenorrhea that is very little bleeding during periods can be seen. As Urine Pregnancy Test kit gave negative result the possibility of pregnancy is very less. If you missed any tablet better to go for urine pregnancy test this time also if the test gives negative result you can continue the tablet as per your schedule.
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If you took the tablet as per the schedule means started between second or third day of withdrawal bleeding and took all 21 tablets without missing the tablet and time the possibility of pregnancy is very less. Sometimes with continuous usage of contraceptive pills amenorrhea that is absence of periods or hypomenorrhea that is very little bleeding during periods can be seen. As Urine Pregnancy Test kit gave negative result the possibility of pregnancy is very less. If you missed any tablet better to go for urine pregnancy test this time also if the test gives negative result you can continue the tablet as per your schedule.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
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