Hello i have been on the patch for nearly two years now and have never had any irregular bleeding or spotting in between periods. During some time in a hot tub my patch had came off and i applied it back on right away. It sticked perfectly and strongly but had wrinkles. This was week 1 of the patch and when week 2 came I applied a new patch but the next day I got my period. I thought it was spotting but it has lasted for two days, it is brownish discharge though unlike a real period. My question, does this mean my patch wasn't working? Am I safe? Should I use back up for some time? Will I still get my period on patch free week?
Bleeding while on ortho evra BEFORE patch free week?
Question posted by Frizzon on 22 July 2014
Last updated on 18 August 2016
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It's probably because the patch wasn't on correctly.
Thank you for the response. I appreciate it. What is my next step? What should I do about it?
Nothing, just keep using your patch according to schedule.
You never alter the patch schedule for your bleeding or lack of it.
I am experiencing this, did everything do okay after putting the patch back on? I mean if my patch was accidently used incorrectly, like it moved around am I at risk?
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