Breakthrough bleeding on pill perfect use

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Breakthrough bleeding on pill perfect use

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Hello Scarleteen.
I have been on birth control pills for about five months now. I had some spotting during the first month but not again until now. I started my third week and started spotting. There was one day I actually had a spurt of bleeding. It was bright red. However, it lightened up after that and there were a couple days I had no spotting or bleeding but some that I had a bit. I just started my placebo week and have had some spotting. I have taken my pill at the same time every day and haven't missed any. I even set an alarm to make sure I take it at the same time. In the last few months I have lost some weight and have been stressed. Could these things effect it or is this just a side effect of the pill or is there more?
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Re: Breakthrough bleeding on pill perfect use

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Hi tmh,

It looks like someone answered this for you in our text service, so I'm not going to rehash the information (of course, if you have other questions, you free to ask them here :) )
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Re: Breakthrough bleeding on pill perfect use

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Yes thank you! Do you also think it is most likely just a side effect then?
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Re: Breakthrough bleeding on pill perfect use

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There's no way we can know for sure but since it is a common side effect, and it looks like you're up to date on STI testing based on your text conversation, then yep - it's most likely just happening as a side effect of being on the pill.
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