Thanks to everyone for the most helpful replies! I think that, thus far, after 3 months of supplementing with iodine, all signs are pointing towards detox at this point. The "kinks" really do seem to be working themselves out with each cycle. At the risk of providing too much information, my periods seem to be getting closer and closer to what they were prior to using hormonal birth control -- spotting aside, of course. I do feel that things are normalizing -- which is exciting!