I HAVE HAD BROWN SPOTTING 1 WEEK BEFORE MY PERIOD FOR AWHILE NOW. THIS IS MY FIRST MONTH OF TRYING TO FIX THE PROBLEM WITH BIRTH CONTROL . MY PERIOD STARTED RIGHT WHEN BIRTH CONTROL TOLD IT TO ON DAY 28 HOWEVER I STILL HAVE THE BROWN SPOTTING FOR 8 DAYS BEFORE MY PERIOD (BC HAD 0 EFFECT ON IT). PAP AND PHYISICAL EXAM FROM GYNO CAME BACK NORMAL. IS THIS SOMETHING BIRTH CONTROL WILL TAKE A WHILE TO FIX OR COULD IT BE SOMETHING LIKE LOW PROGESTORONE? IT ALWAYS OCCURS ABOUT 7 DAYS BEFORE PERIOD. JUST SEEMS ODD THAT THE PERIOD WOULD BE RESPONSIVE TO THE BIRTH CONTROL BUT THE BROWN SPOTTING NOT AT ALL?