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Why am I experiencing prolonged bleeding on birth control?

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I am a 22 year old female, I started taking my birth control again and have been for a week now. I started my period after starting my birth control again. However, my period or whatever is happening has been occuring for almost 10 days now. The bleeding is very light with just two days of it being a medium flow. My breasts aren't tender, my acne is bad, my hair is a bit oily, I do feel gassy, my back hurts a bit and I feel mildly nauseous here and there.

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Answered by Dr. Nisarg Patel

It sounds more like your body is only getting used to birth control. It is quite common to have irregular bleeding when you start using birth control. Light bleeding, acne, oily hair, gas, back pain, and nausea are also possible side effects of the hormones in birth control. Allow some time to ensure the body gets used to the medicine. And if these symptoms persist or become stronger, please get in touch with your gynecologist for advice.

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i am a 20 year old female and i took a contraceptive pill two weeks ago and i have been bleeding after a week of taking the pill,and it hasn’t stopped

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It's understandable to feel anxious after such experiences, but based on the information you've provided, your negative pregnancy tests and ultrasound results strongly suggest that pregnancy is highly unlikely. Bleeding episodes can occur for various reasons unrelated to pregnancy. Cryptic pregnancies are rare, and an ultrasound at 13 weeks would typically identify a pregnancy, even with a retroverted uterus. To alleviate your concerns further, consider scheduling a follow-up appointment with a gynecologist. They can provide reassurance and help address any lingering worries you may have.

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Questions & Answers on "Gynaecology" (4934)

I m unmarried but in my reports I have pid problem how it is possible

My last period.was on 17.September I had a positive pregnancy test but my ultrasound shows.the.fetus.is.4.weeks.old,it should've.been 7.weeks.by now, Why is.the.baby not growing properly

I had unprotected sex almost immediately after my periods ended. (After 2 days). I took unwanted 72 right after the unprotected sex. Is it safe? It's been 18 days since then

Will I get pregnant even after getting contraceptive pill right after sex and ejaculation doesn't happen inside the vagina? I'm on my 6th day after periods end

I am 22 years old, I have been taking tretiva 10 for approx 1 month My concern is does it affect the period blood flow because there is very minor to no flow which is very unusual as I face heavy flow.

Good afternoon My period is late and I had sex long time ago but I have not any symptoms of pregnancy and my cycle is irregular what do I except

Hello I have a doubt , I had unprotected sex with my partner on my ovulation day but he didn't ejaculated inside me ... we had almost 3 to 4 rounds of sex.... can I take ipill ? Will it work?? How many percent of chances are there to get pregnant??

i am a 20 year old female and i took a contraceptive pill two weeks ago and i have been bleeding after a week of taking the pill,and it hasn’t stopped

I m pragnent last 11 week but today normal bleeding like 2-3 blood drop it any risk or normal

I am 18 year old and i m suffer From vaginal itching inside after pee from 4-5 days and i had a UTI 2 months ago

I’m having a hestoscopy d and c done next week. I wanted to know if if usually allow to go ahead with the procedure if I have a chipped tooth/ broken tooth?

How accurate is urine pregnancy test 15 days after intercourse and I am 4 days away from expected period date

i had vomit and diarrhea after 2 days i had period..i had my period within 15 days

I'm facing vaginal inflammation after peeing I'm 25 years old how can i cure it

Is mifestad 10 effective as an emergency contraceptive pill? It's a pill made from Vietnam.

I am on the three year implant but I am taking pregnacare pills because I am trying to get pregnant I start taking the pills from the twenty second of April and I don't see any period and I don't know if I am pregnant or not but I take a pregnancy test but it nagitive

Iam two and half months pregnant and now I am experiencing little spotting and bleeding

I am a 20-year-old can you suggest a birth control pill that i can take occasionally I am allergic to dust, Ajinomoto, pollen and climate change

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