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Spotting On Birth Control Pills. Also known as the menopause transition can precede menopause by several years. While birth control pills can reduce heavy vaginal bleeding they dont always change the size of fibroids and may even increase them leading to occasional spotting and light bleeding. To illustrate this below is a graphic from the package insert of Seasonique a birth control product in which you take 84 days of active pills in a row. Breakthrough bleeding is normal and is usually a temporary side effect with birth control use.
New birth control pills like Seasonale Quartette and Seasonique can cause frequent spotting initially. Breakthrough bleeding anything from light brown discharge up to bleeding like your regular period is the most common side effect for women beginning birth control. It can be light spotting or just as heavy as your typical period. Just continue using your birth control as normal and give your body time to adjust to the birth control you are using. In fact spotting on birth control is quite common. Spotting frequently occurs for the first three to four months after starting birth control pills for the first time.
This drops to 10 to 30 by the third month.
Breakthrough bleeding is commonly. Sometimes birth control pills patches injections rings and implants can cause spotting between periods or abnormal vaginal bleeding. It can be light spotting or just as heavy as your typical period. While birth control pills can reduce heavy vaginal bleeding they dont always change the size of fibroids and may even increase them leading to occasional spotting and light bleeding. If youre spotting and still in this window of time try your best to stick it out. This may cause spotting or cause your pill to be ineffective.