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If you started birth control pills for the first time can your first period be shorter or lighter than usual?
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∙ 18y ago
On hormonal Birth Control you no longer menstruate.
They pill works by stopping your menstrual cycle to prevent ovulation, no ovulation means no menstruation. The bleeding you experience on the pill is a withdrawal bleed caused by the drop in synthetic hormones when going from active to inactive pills.
It takes time for your body to adjust to this change so irregular bleeding is normal for the first three months on any new form of hormonal birth control. Withdrawal bleeds are also lighter than menstrual bleeds as the pill also prevents uterine lining build-up.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 18y agoYes, your body needs time to adjust. It takes 3 to 4 months for the pill to be completely effective and regulate your periods.
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What symptoms can you get on birth control?
sometimes...if you're lucky a shorter lighter period!
If you start birth control pills for the first time on the first day of your period can that period be shorter and or lighter than usual?
I found that mine was not shorter of lighter, only the following months were changed.
How do you make your periods shorter?
Using hormonal birth control - like The Pill, NuvaRing (Ortho Evra), or Mirena (IUD) should make your period shorter and lighter.
Will birth control often stop your period?
It can. It depends on what type you are taking. Some BC is designed to give shorter, lighter periods.
Your period started yesterday you have a pack of birth control pills Is there anything you can do to make it stop once it has started?
If you start the birth control pill now, the period is likely to be shorter, although that's not guaranteed.
Does NuvaRing make your period lighter?
Like all combined hormonal birth control methods, NuvaRing is likely to make your period lighter and shorter.
Ive been on your period for 8 days if you start your birth control again will it stop the flow?
No. Your period will stop as soon as the endometrial lining completely sheds. (Assuming that it is normal). However, if you take birth control your next "period" will probably be significantly lighter and shorter.
Can stopping the birth control pill make your period longer?
When you take the birth control pill, you can expect shorter and lighter periods. When you stop the pill, your periods go back to their natural length and heaviness of flow.
Does starting birth control a day before your period ruin your period cycle?
I'm not sure what you mean by "ruin" your period cycle. If you start most forms of hormonal birth control the day before your period, that period may be lighter or shorter, or absent, and your next episode of bleeding is likely to come in about 3 1/2 weeks.
What are some birth control pills that make your period lighter?
In general, all birth control pills, as well as the patch and ring and the Mirena IUD, make your period lighter.
What can cause lighter periods?
Birth control can help to make your period lighter, and a tad quicker.
Is there any way you can make your period come sooner or make it last for a shorter amount of time?
Hello The only way to make your period arrive earlier than usual for you is by taking birth control pills and by missing some pills or you can miss a period completely by continuing to take birth control pills instead of going onto the sugar pills. But you can only do this when you've been on birth control pills for about two months because the first month will be all over the place. Birth control pills do make your period lighter, less painful and can make your period shorter.
