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Heavy Bleeding After Taking Birth Control Pills. Advice?

Hi Dr ,i start taking at the same da yof my priod start BC For 3days in the name of stoping my priod for same days,and it delay for 2 days and After that my prriod came heavy and more than befor normally it comes for just 3days only but now up to 5 days and everyday the blood is coming more am so worried about it can u advice me what to do
Mon, 3 Jun 2013
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Thanks for asking in Healthcare Magic.

Most of the OCP preparations contain both estrogen and progesterone. For postponement of period only progesterone preparations are given and the combination with estrogen is not suitable. Also progesterone is effective only if taken atleast 3 days before the expected date of periods and not when taken on the day of periods.

In a normal menstrual cycle, the level of hormones fall just before the onset of periods. But since you took the pills the increase in hormones level would have prevented the onset of period for a short time. Now you are experiencing a heavy period because of the pills.

If the flow does not reduce or stop in another 2 days you should consult a gynecologist for further follow up. In future do not indulge in self medication as that will do more harm than good.

I hope this is useful to you.
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Heavy Bleeding After Taking Birth Control Pills. Advice?

Hi. Thanks for asking in Healthcare Magic. Most of the OCP preparations contain both estrogen and progesterone. For postponement of period only progesterone preparations are given and the combination with estrogen is not suitable. Also progesterone is effective only if taken atleast 3 days before the expected date of periods and not when taken on the day of periods. In a normal menstrual cycle, the level of hormones fall just before the onset of periods. But since you took the pills the increase in hormones level would have prevented the onset of period for a short time. Now you are experiencing a heavy period because of the pills. If the flow does not reduce or stop in another 2 days you should consult a gynecologist for further follow up. In future do not indulge in self medication as that will do more harm than good. I hope this is useful to you.