hi everyone.
so im 21 years old and I have been on the same diane 35ed birth control since 15 (for pimples) and i havent had a problem at all.
Around the same time I started the BC pill I had low iron and ferritin, at the end of 2016 I had to have an iron infusion due to having no iron storage in my body. I think this was due more to diet than blood loss, my periods were very regular and light/medium - nothing extreme.
the period after my infusion I noticed that the dark brown old blood from the end of my period began to last a couple days longer before clearing up. Then during midcycle I would experience small amounts of light brown spotting for 2 or so days (around the same time I should ovulate if I wasnt on the pill)
It has happened each month since (3 months now)
I saw the doctor last month and she said its normal and if it continues to happen to come back and she will change my BC pills.
I was just wondering if anyone could tell me why this happened all of a sudden? could the dramatic increase of iron perhaps have thrown my hormone levels out of whack slightly?
has this happened to anyone else?
I have never had heavy, painful or irregular periods. Even now i am not experience any pain or heavy flows, just some irregular brown spotting.
Thank you
spotting midcycle - on the pill
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Re: spotting midcycle - on the pill
Hi bb2509,
Welcome to Scarleteen!
There is no answer we can give you as to why this is happening - your doctor is going to be the rest resource for that. However, I can assure you that fluctuation in period flow, spotting, and cramping is totally normal and something the majority of people with vaginas experience.
Welcome to Scarleteen!
There is no answer we can give you as to why this is happening - your doctor is going to be the rest resource for that. However, I can assure you that fluctuation in period flow, spotting, and cramping is totally normal and something the majority of people with vaginas experience.
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