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Birth Control Always Bleeding
It's been a year now since I stopped taking birth control and I haven't stopped bleeding since. These past 2 months I've actually had a normal 4-7 day period. A month before that I would bleed for 5 days then be off for 2 weeks then back to bleeding again. I had a normal period beginning of this month so I thought my body was finally starting to regulate itself but 1 week later I'm bleeding again. It's been 3 days in and my flow has been heavier than usual. This has happened before but now I'm getting worried. Has anyone had a problem like this and if so have you been able to fix it without resorting to getting back on birth control?
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You may have developed a fibroid or uterine polyps. If I was in your situation I would go to the obgyn and get an ultrasound, or rather a sonohystogram to rule out those two possibilities. Whenever I quit the pill, I also noticed similar symptoms. It turns out I had multiple uterine polyps that needed to be removed and the symptoms of which were being masked by having been on the pill. You might have a similar issue. Fibroids can also cause that kind of bleeding. You should go to the doctor to see if that's the problem.
As far as I know, my only side effects was constantly bleeding and abnormal periods for over a year. Oh and my break outs did come back after getting off the pill. Everyone's different and I haven't been taking it near as long as you have. I was on BC for a year all together.
Hey!
Could you both tell me if you had other side effects when you stopped taking your birth control pills? I am thinking about stopping with mine since I have been taking it for 7 years straight (Sprintec) and now I am not able to obtain anymore pills because I am out of the country.
Did you experience break outs, weight gain, or headaches when you stopped taking BC pills?
Thanks!
Could you both tell me if you had other side effects when you stopped taking your birth control pills? I am thinking about stopping with mine since I have been taking it for 7 years straight (Sprintec) and now I am not able to obtain anymore pills because I am out of the country.
Did you experience break outs, weight gain, or headaches when you stopped taking BC pills?
Thanks!
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