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Re: Prior Ectopic & Brown Spotting, need to ask............

From: M. Kelly Shanahan, MD, (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 31 Mar 2001 00:56:13 -0600 (CST)


At Fri, 30 Mar 2001, Joni wrote: >
>Hello. Thanks for helping. I have been ttc 1 yr with 1 prior ectopic.
>I am on cd 28 when my period is due & for 2 days I have had very scant
>brown spotting only. This has never, ever happened before. To
>complicate things further, I actually took birth control pills this
>cycle because my DR wanted my ovaries to "rest" this time. However,
>hubby & I still had regular intercourse. Could the brown spotting be
>from the re-introduction of the birth control pills?

yes, or implantiaon bleeding, or even an ectopic

Could I be pregnant >with another ectopic since it takes the pills more than one month to
>start working? I have no pain & the brown spottting is very sparse - no
>red blood. Thanks for helping......Joni

you should do a pregnancy test >
>--
>JPC
>

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M. Kelly Shanahan, MD, FACOG
South Lake Tahoe, CA

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