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What Does Brown Vaginal Spotting Between Periods Indicate?

I need advice: I experienced very mild spotting (brown discharge) only when wiping mid-cycle. I doubt very much that it would be ovulation bleeding since nothing like that happened to me before. I took levonogestrel after condom failure within 8 hours around the time my normal period was due. The period came as planned, which happened to be within 24 hours of taking emergency contraception. When I was forced to take emergency contraception before, when I was around mid cycle my period usually came a week after that and my internal cycle reset itself to that. Now, I am noticing this mild spotting and am very anxious. Logic tells me it is likely that this is an anomaly due to emergency contraception, however I suffer from severe generalised anxiety and panic disorders. I would like to take a home pregnancy test ASAP to find relief, however this is the middle of my cycle and I don t know how likely or unlikely a potential pregnancy is. Please help me.
Wed, 26 Aug 2015
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Hi, I have gone through your question and understand your concerns. Emergency contraceptive pill is not100 % effective in preventing pregnancy. I pill can also cause irregular spotting, and midcycle spotting can also be due to ovulation.
Pregnancy cannot be detected so early after intercourse.
I suggest you not to panic and wait for your periods, if delayed then do get a urine pregnancy test done and further management should be done accordingly.
Hope you found the answer helpful.
Wishing you good health.
Dr Deepti Verma
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What Does Brown Vaginal Spotting Between Periods Indicate?

Hi, I have gone through your question and understand your concerns. Emergency contraceptive pill is not100 % effective in preventing pregnancy. I pill can also cause irregular spotting, and midcycle spotting can also be due to ovulation. Pregnancy cannot be detected so early after intercourse. I suggest you not to panic and wait for your periods, if delayed then do get a urine pregnancy test done and further management should be done accordingly. Hope you found the answer helpful. Wishing you good health. Dr Deepti Verma