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writes:I've been on the contraceptive pill for a year now, when i first started taking the pill i had the usual breakthrough bleeding. however, every month for a year (give or take a few), i have brown spotting/ discharge a week before my period is due. i went to the doctors about this and she advised me to stay as i am as changing pills may take me back to square one. however last month i was prescribed a different brand of the pill due to cutting medical costs, im now 2 weeks into my second pack of the new brand and im experiencing a quite heavy phase of brown discharge. i take my pill at the same time every morning and have never missed a pill, im definitely not pregnant and have no STDs etc but i am sexual active. can this still be breakthrough bleeding from my new brand of pills, or is there anything else that many be causing this?
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reader, person12345  +, writes (10 February 2012):
 It's most likely caused by your pill. You need to speak to a doctor about switching brands and to make sure that's all that's wrong.
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