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Suggest Treatment For Prolonged Period And Missed Pills

I m on the 28 day birth control pill and I have been taken it for six years with no problem but this month I had lost it and I had not been taken it foe thrwe week and I stated my perod early and now I m just spotting and this is been happening for two weeks now what does this mean
Thu, 31 Dec 2015
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Hi,
I have gone through your query and understood your concern. In the current scenario, your cycle is no longer protected since you took the pills irregularly. Thus, you also have chances of conception as well as breakthrough bleeds. Your symptoms can mean any of them. The only way to work it out is to have a blood test for pregnancy and a sonogram of the pelvis, preferably in the trans-vaginal route. If pregnancy can be excluded, the management is based on restoring hormone balance through supplements and hence regularizing the cycles once again. Later, you can get back to your pill format once again. Hope this helps.
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Suggest Treatment For Prolonged Period And Missed Pills

Hi, I have gone through your query and understood your concern. In the current scenario, your cycle is no longer protected since you took the pills irregularly. Thus, you also have chances of conception as well as breakthrough bleeds. Your symptoms can mean any of them. The only way to work it out is to have a blood test for pregnancy and a sonogram of the pelvis, preferably in the trans-vaginal route. If pregnancy can be excluded, the management is based on restoring hormone balance through supplements and hence regularizing the cycles once again. Later, you can get back to your pill format once again. Hope this helps.