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What Does Brown Spotting When On Junel Fe Indicate?
Question: I was on Junel Fe 1/20 for 5 months and was then switched to Junel Fe 1/30 and this will be my 3rd month that I'm on it. The last two months I got a period although one only lasted for two days and this month I had a spot of blood in my cervical mucus along with some brown spotting and that's it. Is this normal?
Brief Answer:
Mostly due to side effects of OCP
Detailed Answer:
Hello dear,
Welcome to healthcare magic.
I understand your concern.
In my opinion oral contraceptive pills (OCP) have side effects like irregular periods like irregular spotting, excess or scanty bleeding.
So you need not worry. Mostly it is a side effect of OCP.
But one more possibility I would like to give you.
Brown spotting might also be seen in cervicitis.
Cervicitis is a kind of cervical inflammation most probably due to infection.
Cervicitis presents with excess mucus discharge and admixed with blood sometimes. So then it presents as brown discharge.
If it happened to see a similar case in my office I would like to do a per speculum examination to see for any cervical infection and Pap smear.
If it persist then kindly see you’re treating doctor for further analysis of condition.
Hope this satisfies your query.
Feel free to ask any more queries.
Best regards....Dr.srilatha
Mostly due to side effects of OCP
Detailed Answer:
Hello dear,
Welcome to healthcare magic.
I understand your concern.
In my opinion oral contraceptive pills (OCP) have side effects like irregular periods like irregular spotting, excess or scanty bleeding.
So you need not worry. Mostly it is a side effect of OCP.
But one more possibility I would like to give you.
Brown spotting might also be seen in cervicitis.
Cervicitis is a kind of cervical inflammation most probably due to infection.
Cervicitis presents with excess mucus discharge and admixed with blood sometimes. So then it presents as brown discharge.
If it happened to see a similar case in my office I would like to do a per speculum examination to see for any cervical infection and Pap smear.
If it persist then kindly see you’re treating doctor for further analysis of condition.
Hope this satisfies your query.
Feel free to ask any more queries.
Best regards....Dr.srilatha
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Bhagyalaxmi Nalaparaju
Thank You for you response doctor. I had unprocted sex once last month but got my period right after and had brown discharge and some blood three days before my brown pill week. I take my pills every single day at the exact same time and have never missed one. I've always had bleeding during my brown pills week since I've been on birth control. Could this just be an irregular period?
Brief Answer:
most likely it is withdrawal bleeding.
Detailed Answer:
Hi there
good day.
i am very happy to see that you are taking pills in regular interval.
Unprotected sex is followed by period so there is no chance for pregnancy.
usually bleeding is seen in the brown pill week only its called as withdrawal bleeding.
withdrawal bleeding during brown pill can be considered as normal phenomenon when on OCP.
but because of pill the flow quantity might alter a bit.it could be very scanty mostly.
Brown discharge might be due to cervicities which needs examination and appropriate medication.
relax this is quite common problem in child bearing age group.
feel free to ask any further doubts,
regards
Dr srilatha
Gynecologist
most likely it is withdrawal bleeding.
Detailed Answer:
Hi there
good day.
i am very happy to see that you are taking pills in regular interval.
Unprotected sex is followed by period so there is no chance for pregnancy.
usually bleeding is seen in the brown pill week only its called as withdrawal bleeding.
withdrawal bleeding during brown pill can be considered as normal phenomenon when on OCP.
but because of pill the flow quantity might alter a bit.it could be very scanty mostly.
Brown discharge might be due to cervicities which needs examination and appropriate medication.
relax this is quite common problem in child bearing age group.
feel free to ask any further doubts,
regards
Dr srilatha
Gynecologist
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Bhagyalaxmi Nalaparaju
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