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Achy, Sore Abdomen Before Periods After Stopping Mono-phasic Birth Control Pills. Normal?

Just went off mono-phasic birth control pills after last 14 years. I'm 48. I'm a week out from first period due and feel really achy and sore in lower abdomen, feels very much like menstrual cramps...not sure if i've forgotten what this is like or if it is a short term adjustment in hormones. Periods have always been easy, very little of this except for day or two at onset of cycle. Typical? No?
Sat, 14 Sep 2013
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Hi,
Thanks for the query.
When you are using the pills, you will get withdrawal bleeding and not actual periods.
Generally the withdrawal bleeding will be lighter and associated with less pain compared with normal menstrual flow.
After stopping the pills, it will take some time for the hormones to get regularize.
And also this time you will get normal menstrual period.
So the symptoms you are having can be due to that.
Symptomatic treatment may decrease these.
Take care.
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Achy, Sore Abdomen Before Periods After Stopping Mono-phasic Birth Control Pills. Normal?

Hi, Thanks for the query. When you are using the pills, you will get withdrawal bleeding and not actual periods. Generally the withdrawal bleeding will be lighter and associated with less pain compared with normal menstrual flow. After stopping the pills, it will take some time for the hormones to get regularize. And also this time you will get normal menstrual period. So the symptoms you are having can be due to that. Symptomatic treatment may decrease these. Take care.