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Birth Control
The reason birth control is started on the first sunday of your period or after your period is just so that you are sure you are not pregnant when you ...
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- When they give you birth control it starts on Sunday, it doesn't matter about your period because the pills will regulate it according to the pack.
- S., That's what my OB said to me after I had my daughter. However, the pill case start you off on a Sunday so its easy to follow and I don't have to worry about remem...
- S., I have always been a Sunday starter. When you start your pills on Sunday you have a better chance of having period free weekends. Hope this helps A.
Can Periods Irregular for a While After Giving Birth?
What kind of birth control are you using? I got the IUD after having my son and havent had a period since. I do feel like I will start but I ususally just ...
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- YES! Mine have been very irregular too! Also the dollar tree has preg. tests too if that helps.
- It doesn't matter if you are breastfeeding or not. After giving birth, you have bleeding for a couple of weeks. Then your hormones have to straighten out. After hav...
- Hi J.! I'm sure you've got a million responses on this question, but I saw it and just had to respond because the same exact thing happened to me. I swore that my husb...
Silent Period?
There has also been a couple of other questions on here about missing a period but not being pregnant. I think they changed something in birth control and ...
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- A friend of mine who is now pregnant actually took 4-5 pregnancy tests before one was positive, she went to the doctor and they said she was a month further along than...
- I am not sure which birth control you are on. Many will shorten or completly eliminate your normal period. I am a pharmacist and you may want to check with your phar...
- I swear they have changed the formula for birth control! This happened to me at the beginning of the year. I thought I was pregnant and actually got a positive resul...
Implantion or Just Spotting While on Birth Control??
I have been on birth control since my 2nd son was born in 2006. I am supposed to start my period June 4th, but yesterday I had some light..."
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- I had the same thing happen a couple of months ago. Who knows why it happens, but I was not pregnant. Obviously, if you don't get your period this week, you should ta...
- Well, I'm a little confused, or maybe you are? 1) Birth control prevents ovulation *most of the time*. So, unless you are charting, how would you know you ovulated w...
- Hi. I've spotted on occassion while on birth control, but with no pregnancies. We hear that birth control is not 100% effective, and I've known two of the except...
Birth Control Insight?
Worked well as birth control, but I did have some residual pain during my periods. Honestly the only way to know for sure is for her to try it out and find ...
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- K.: I personally used the Mirena for 3 years & it did the job of preventing pregnancy. The one thing she might want to consider though before choosing either one is...
- i use mirena and its so great! no periods or side effects and you can breastfeed with it. just a little cramping the day you get it
- I am still paying off hospital bills that resulted from the Mirena IUD. I realize my situation is very rare, but as I describe it to people I always get a "I know som...
Strange Period
You will probably continue to have irregular periods for a few months, just make sure you continue to use birth control if you don't want to get pregnant. ...
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- Hi A., Yes it's normal for your cycles to be irregular while bfing. If you're interested in preventing pregnancy or just wanting to get to know your body better you...
- yes its normal. birth control can cause irregular bleeding.
- It could be the mini-pill doesn't respond well to your chemical body. For some women they gain weight while on the pill. This is because the pill doesn't mix well with...
Mini-pill Birth Control
Oct 29, 2009 ... (or really any type of hormone birth control -- I always feel like I .... The pill worked, but there were months that I got my period twice ...
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- I was on the low-dose pill while nursing b/c my doctor was concerned that I would get pregnant too quickly after a c-section. The pill worked, but there were months...
- Hi C., I took the mini-pill while breastfeeding both of my children (the first for 11 1/2 months, the second for 13 months) and with my first, I got my period around ...
- Hi C.- I too went on the mini pill after I had my daughter.I seriously felt like I bled for 8 weeks straight. I hated it! I only lasted 2 months then switched to regul...
Missing Period
As far as your question, my 18 year old daughter went months without a period ( no birth control pills). After numerous doctor visits, they finally ...
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- Are you having any pain or pinching in the ovary(s)? Ovarian cysts can cause the period to stop. Did your Dr. recommend you take the pills this way? What does y...
- 1. This is something I've read about with many Yaz users regardless of how they are using it 2. You are toying with your bodies hormones and it is dangerous. Hormones...
- Well, you're messing with your body pretty severely, there. I think it's safe to assume that it's just trying to figure itself out. I hope you'll reconsider this p...
Strange Periods After Birth of First Child--is This Normal?
With my 2nd baby, I got my period every other week for a while. I went back on my old birth control pill when she was about 15 months old (and almost ...
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- periods can be different after children sometimes if regular they become not reegular, if not regular become regular sometimes cramps before and none after or the othe...
- I nursed my daughter until she was one, my period started shortly after that and it took a couple of years to get back to normal. Normal being around 28 days, I too h...
- I was perfectly regular and predictable until after kids. With each child, my cycle has gotten a little more screwed up. It never went back to normal for me.
Birth Control with No Peirods
Is is hormone replacement or actual birth control. I took the pill for a while and then just took myself off it and I regulated my period. I also gained a ...
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- I have also been told that not having your period is perfectly safe. Now that I have not had one due to pregnancy and breastfeeding (my baby is 15-months-old) for 2 y...
- We're made to have periods for a reason...when you mess with nature it can come back to bite you. I ended up in the ER thanks to birth control pills. I had prolonged...
- I had the same situation. When I first was put on the pill I had them but gradually went to hardly having them if I even did. They then switched me to the Depo shot & ...
