Run down on the pill

manfamain · Unread post by **manfamain** » Thu Mar 03, 2016 2:14 am

Hey,
I've been on the combined pill for about a year now and so far so good. Only this week I've been pretty run down with flu symptoms and today I've noticed a slight bleed, first brown then bright red. It's extremely light and only occurred twice. I was wondering if this had anything to do with being run down of not? I'm not really worried about being pregnant, because I never miss a pill, but I am worried the bleeding might effect it's effectiveness?

Thanks

Unread post by **Sam W** » Thu Mar 03, 2016 4:21 am

Hi manfamain,

We can't say for certain what the bleeding is. It may be that you're having some spotting (which can happen on the pill) or that your period is starting earlier than usual. Just to check, are you and your partner up to date on your STI testing?

Unread post by **Redskies** » Thu Mar 03, 2016 10:31 am

Also, nope, the bleeding doesn't have any impact on or say anything about your pill's effectiveness. If you've been taking your pill every day as directed (and with no disruption like vomiting or diarrhoea soon after taking one), you can assume you have your pill's usual protection.

manfamain · Unread post by **manfamain** » Thu Mar 03, 2016 12:21 pm

Thanks for letting me know, that was the only thing that was on my mind

yeah we are up to date and everything seems fine, so I don't think that's an issue. Thanks for letting me know

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