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Birth control and spotting

2017-09-16 15:51:49
Started birth control pills in June, Missed period for a whole month in July. Then August 11 started spotting and irregular period. Still spotting now, doctor switched my birth control pills with medium estrogen. Is it ok to double up on one of the days to stop Spotting?
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Yes , May OCPs which you took was not Apt dose for your . First you need to get hormonal test and USG to rule out the cause of irregularity . Accordingly you can get right kind of OCPs

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