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When you stop taking Birth Control pills you will experience a withdrawal bleed, just like you would on your placebo or pill-free week. As usual, that might look like:
- Spotting of blood in underwear.
- Brown vaginal discharge.
- Brown blood when you wipe or in underwear.
- Normal period bleeding.
- Light vaginal bleeding.
- Red or pinkish colored blood in underwear when you wipe.
Your regular period may arrive 4 to 6 weeks after the withdrawal bleeding. Once you're off the pill, your periods are likely to return to the same pattern before you were on the pill; if your periods were irregular before, they are likely to be irregular after stopping the pill.
If you go more than three months without a period, and are not on hormonal birth control, see your health care provider for advice.
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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.
Could stopping the birth control pill throw you into menopause?
Stopping the birth control pill could unmask the fact that your body was done ovulating, but couldn't cause menopause.
When do you get your period after changing from Depo-Provera to the birth control pill and stopping the pill?
It can take anywhere from days to 18 months for your period to return after stopping Depo Provera. Taking the birth control pill doesn't change that timing -- the birth control pill doesn't "jump start" or "regulate" your period after stopping Depo Provera. Remember that you can get pregnant before your period restarts, so if you don't want to conceive right now, get on an effective method of birth control.
Can stopping the birth control pill affect your period?
When you stop taking the birth control, your period may change in a few ways. First, it will probably get a bit heavier and crampier again, reverting to the pattern it had before you started the pill. (Since the pill makes most women's periods lighter and less crampy, stopping it removes this benefit.) Second, your period may not have the same timing it had when you were on the pill. When you stop, your next period will come in 4-6 weeks.
Is is normal to miss your period a month after stopping birth control?
Your first period after stopping birth control pills will normally arrive in 4-6 weeks. If your periods were irregular before you went on the pill, they're likely to return quickly to their previous irregular pattern.
Should your period be regular after 6 months off birth control?
After stopping birth control, your period is likely to return to its previous pattern. If you were irregular prior to starting the pill, you're likely to be irregular after you stop.
Does stopping taking the pill mess up getting pregnant?
Taking the birth control pill lowers the risk of pregnancy. Not taking the birth control pill does not lower the risk of pregnancy. You are more likely to get pregnant when you are not taking the birth control pill.
How long can you bleed after stopping the birth control pill?
Usually for 4 days.
Why did you get your period 2 days after stopping your pill?
That's normal. Just as stopping the active pills (typically after three weeks) leads to period-like withdrawal bleeding, stopping your birth control pills at any time in the cycle may lead to period-like withdrawal bleeding.
How long should it take to get a period after stopping continuous birth control?
It can take up to three months for your period to return after stopping hormonal birth control such as depo provera or the pill. Any longer than this and you should talk to your doctor. Even if you do not have your period, you can still become pregnant so should take precautions if you are not trying to conceive.
You took 5 contracepive pills to stop your period an now you are stil bleeding 1week later?
It's normal to have bleeding after stopping the birth control pill.
Why do rashes and pimples appear on your face after stopping birth control pills?
The birth control pill generally decreases acne by lowering testosterone levels. WHen you stop the birth control pill, your skin may have more acne.
