Oh- of course! I've never thought of it that way, but now that you mention it, I can definitely see it. I'll switch those words in my vocabulary when talking about STI's.

Apologies for improper terminology, and thank you for your responses!

I'm not worrying too much about the spotting as I know it's not uncommon at all, I just thought it a little unusual because after so long on the same HBC without the side effect, for it to show up randomly just seemed a bit off to me. Like I said, I was just thinking I had nothing to lose from askin...

Hello Scarleteen! Now let me preface this by saying that my regular gyn is a few hours away (I'm away at college) or else I would go to them with my question, but I figure asking here can't possibly hurt. I've been on the same hormonal birth control pills (Levora 0.15/30) for about two years now. Th...