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I have experienced some bleeding between periods today. Why would this happen?

I am experiencing irregular vaginal bleeding two weeks before my period is due. I had sexual intercourse two days ago and did not bleed after but now I have some pinkish brown discharge and a very small amount of bright red blood. The vulva is also a little painful to touch. I had a smear test in march and my results were normal. I also had a pelvic exam which my dr said everything seemed normal  and I also had a pelvic ultrasound and an abdominal ultrasound and everything was all clear. I am currently taking metformin for an increased insulin level. I am also taking vitafen for some back pain that my dr thinks is an inflamed facet joint and flucloxicillian for a painful lipoma the abdomial ultrasound picked up. I am also on the contraceptive pill yasminelle.
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Hi. We all need phd's to be women and figure out our cycle, don't we?  It can be so complicated. My guess is that this is spotting due to either a hormonal fluctuation which wouldn't be uncommon if you are taking metformin (it is fairly common).  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3125003/.  And some women do spot slightly when they ovulate.  Was the sex unprotected?  There is also that implantation bleeding.  But I will tell you that no one I know actually has ever had that happen.  It's something that I guess does to some people but don't think it is all that common. I have had spotting when my hormones are wacky.  Is it just the spots or does it fill a pad/tampon or anything like that?
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