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Period

Unread post by Katyalv03 »

i was on the pill for 5 months then stopped this month, i had the withdrawal bleeding but havent gotten my period since then. Is that normal?
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Re: Period

Unread post by Heather »

It's common, when coming off a method of hormonal contraception, for it to take a while for your cycles to come back around and find their "normal" for your body off that medication. Do you have any reason to suspect a potential pregnancy? In other words, since you went off the pill, have you had any intercourse without using a method of reliable contraception properly?
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Re: Period

Unread post by Katyalv03 »

No but i did have sex the same day i started my birth control after my period, we used a condom and we did the water test after to check for holes and nothing but there was white thick discharge, could that have been me discharging?
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Re: Period

Unread post by Sam W »

If the discharge was on the outside of the condom, then it was most likely from you (we can't say for sure, as we weren't there)
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