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What Causes Heavy And Painful Periods After Taking Birth Control Pills?
I recently started a birth control pill called Microgynon 30 and it's my first pack, so I took the active pills and recently started the sugar pills. I bled about 3 pills into the pack there is 7. Before starting the pills my periods weren't that heavy or painful now they are heavier and more painful. I'm getting really sharp pains in my lower abdomen and sore heads where I can't look at light. What could be wrong? Thanks Rebecca
Thu, 8 Jan 2015
Anonymous's Response
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ALL THE BIRTH CONTROL PLLS ARE HORMONAL.THEY DO PRODUCE SYMPTOMS LIKE HEAVY BLEEDING AND PAIN.
1. THE SYMPTOMS CAN BE MORE DURING THE FIRST PACK
2. THE VASCULARITY OF THE UTERUS IS MORE WHEN U ARE IN OESTROGEN + PROGESTERONE COMBINATION PILLS
3. THE ENDOMETRIUM CAN GET THICKER RESULTING IN MORE BLEED.
YOU MAY NEED ADDITIONAL EVALVUATION DEAR, A BASIC ULTASOUND IS A MUST TO RULE OUT FIBROID/ ENDOMETRIOSIS
1. THE SYMPTOMS CAN BE MORE DURING THE FIRST PACK
2. THE VASCULARITY OF THE UTERUS IS MORE WHEN U ARE IN OESTROGEN + PROGESTERONE COMBINATION PILLS
3. THE ENDOMETRIUM CAN GET THICKER RESULTING IN MORE BLEED.
YOU MAY NEED ADDITIONAL EVALVUATION DEAR, A BASIC ULTASOUND IS A MUST TO RULE OUT FIBROID/ ENDOMETRIOSIS
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