spotting or period???

hey tmi but i get my period every other week and one of the periods that i get per month is usually shorter than the first one and i’m on the second one today and the blood is brown-ish dark red and i was thinking it could be spotting or maybe it really is two periods. i went to the doctor and she suggested to try birth control or since i’m young (16) to try and see if my body would regulate it by itself. what do you guys think?