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Erica3000
Aug 26, 2014, 12:28 PM
I switched birth control in January and it took about 6 months for random spotting to end. Now I sometimes spot maybe for one day around the time I would ovulate if I was not on birth control? Could I still be ovulating! Does this mean I have a bigger chance of getting pregnant? I have never missed a pill and take it at the same time every day.

CravenMorhead
Aug 26, 2014, 12:52 PM
Among other things birth control is meant to prevent ovulation so if you're taking the pills at the same time every day than you have a REALLY small chance of ovulating. 1-5% chance as per most of the documentation that is included with most birth control pills. The spotting doesn't indicate ovulation. Spotting midcycle can be just that spotting, nothing more than a little blood is leaking out. Implantation bleeding isn't common and would require impregnation.

To sum it up. Mid-cycle spotting is common, even on birth control and doesn't indicate that it isn't working. Birth control is pretty reliable but there is still a REALLY REALLY small chance of pregnant. Chances are you're not ovulating.