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I was curious about something. I switched from using Ortho Tri-Cyclen to Ortho Tri-Cyclen Lo this month. My period is still a little more than a week away, but earlier this week I bled just a tiny bit and stopped after five minutes. I was wondering if the spotting means that I'm less protected and need to go back to a higher dosage of pills or not.
Also, at the beginning of the month I was sick and had to take some anti-biotics. I know I'm not protected for this month because of that, but could the anti-biotics have caused the spotting?
Thanks in advance!
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Spotting doesn't mean that you're any less protected. Spotting can happen when you're switching pills, so that's perfectly normal.
Because of your swithing pills with having antibiotics, just make sure you use a back up method if you choose to have sex until next cycle, just to be sure.
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