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What Does Vaginal Bleeding After Stopping Birth Control Pills Indicate?

Posted on Wed, 25 Jun 2014

Question: Hi, I started taking birth control on around the of last month 25 but stopped on thursday. I then was prescribed provera and was supposed to take it on friday to stop my period coming sunday. However, i noticed bleeding two days ago and thought that it was my period so i freaked out and took the provera in hopes that it would stop. I'm now thinking that it was only premenstrual bleeding and not my actual period. the last pill i took was yesterday 7pm of provera. I NEED MY PERIOD TO BE GONE BY FRIDAY IS THERE ANYTHING I CAN DO? I HAVE BOTH PORTIA BIRTH CONTROL AND PROVERA AVAILABLE

Answered by Dr. Vjollce Mbiarra (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
detailed below

Detailed Answer:
Hi dear!
Thanks for your query.
Bleeding tow days ago was your menstruation .
If you took provera and portia birth control both in the same time you have no other pill to stop menstruation .
Provera and portia are used to stop bleeding but they seem that to you have opposite effect.
I think that you must stop the use of portia and keep to use provera with approximately with 800 mg ibuprofen every 6 hours until they stop.
Please be calm because excess stress can increase bleeding.
All the best

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Yogesh D

Follow up: Dr. Vjollce Mbiarra (13 hours later)

Hi, thanks for the reply :) Do I continue to take ibuprofen the entire trip or do so stop once the bleeding stops? thanks

Answered by Dr. Vjollce Mbiarra (33 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Hi dear!

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your query.
You should take ibuprofen until bleeding stops.
Take care of your self and have a nice trip.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vinay Bhardwaj

Follow up: Dr. Vjollce Mbiarra (13 hours later)

So when i stop taking ibuprofen once the bleeding stops, will it start to bleed again?

Answered by Dr. Vjollce Mbiarra (5 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Stop ibuprofen when bleeding stops.

Detailed Answer:
Hi dear!
When the bleeding stops you must stop taking ibuprofen.
But you should continue to take provera .
We hope that bleeding will not start again.

All the best

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Prasad