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What Causes Irregular Periods After Discontinuing Birth Control Pills?
Question: hi i was taking birth control previously and my last period was july 29 then i mucked up my pills and had to stop. two weeks later i had 9 days of what was like spotting, and then nothing. then nothing for 5 weeks and now i have what looks like a really light period. I have taken pregnancy tests but they are negative, but i have still been having unprotected sex. also i have been nauseous, cramps, fatigue, really tender nipples, fatigue, back pain. Could i be pregnant?
Brief Answer:
Pregnancy can be there.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for trusting us with your health concern.
After stopping a birth control pills it is normal to have lighter or delayed periods. The periods do take 2-3 months to become regular again. The chances of being pregnant are there as you are having unprotected sex. If the pregnancy test is negative 20 days after the last unprotected intercourse then pregnancy is ruled out.
The symptoms that you have are non specific and can happen due to stopping the birth control pill also.
Please feel free to discuss further. I will be glad to answer the follow up queries that you have.
Wishing you good health.
Regards.
Dr. Rakhi Tayal.
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Pregnancy can be there.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for trusting us with your health concern.
After stopping a birth control pills it is normal to have lighter or delayed periods. The periods do take 2-3 months to become regular again. The chances of being pregnant are there as you are having unprotected sex. If the pregnancy test is negative 20 days after the last unprotected intercourse then pregnancy is ruled out.
The symptoms that you have are non specific and can happen due to stopping the birth control pill also.
Please feel free to discuss further. I will be glad to answer the follow up queries that you have.
Wishing you good health.
Regards.
Dr. Rakhi Tayal.
For future query, you can directly approach me through my profile URL http://bit.ly/Dr-Rakhi-Tayal
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
last unprotected sex was 6 days ago so is there still a chance of pregnancy and had unprotected sex 2 weeks before
Brief Answer:
Yes.
Detailed Answer:
Hello.
Thanks for writing again.
It is best to wait for 10 days more and test the urine again to completely rule out the pregnancy.
Hope my answer is helpful.
Do accept my answer in case there are no further queries.
Regards.
Yes.
Detailed Answer:
Hello.
Thanks for writing again.
It is best to wait for 10 days more and test the urine again to completely rule out the pregnancy.
Hope my answer is helpful.
Do accept my answer in case there are no further queries.
Regards.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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