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What Causes Irregular Bleeding After Taking Birth Control Pills?

I took plan b the end of march, started bleeding about 3 days later, went to the gyno April 6th was put in birth control and continued to bleed stopped for 4 days then continued until may 3rd, I started bleeding again may 19th which according the the birth control I shouldn t start until may 29th. I m so tired and sick to my stomach I m scared something is seriously wrong but don t have insurance and have no idea what to do.
Mon, 22 Feb 2021
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Hi,

Plan B mostly causes spotting after 8 days of intake...it leads to 8-10 days of delay in periods. You started contraceptive pills immediately after this. In my view this might have caused hormonal imbalance in menstrual cycle, giving you the symptoms. In such a case it would take 3 months to regulate your cycle. In case this recurs after that too. You need investigations like hormonal assessment/USG pelvis to find any other cause for the problem, followed by specific treatment as per a gynecologist's advice. You can get the things done at government hospitals for free of charge.

Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. Vasudha Jayant Athavale, General & Family Physician
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What Causes Irregular Bleeding After Taking Birth Control Pills?

Hi, Plan B mostly causes spotting after 8 days of intake...it leads to 8-10 days of delay in periods. You started contraceptive pills immediately after this. In my view this might have caused hormonal imbalance in menstrual cycle, giving you the symptoms. In such a case it would take 3 months to regulate your cycle. In case this recurs after that too. You need investigations like hormonal assessment/USG pelvis to find any other cause for the problem, followed by specific treatment as per a gynecologist s advice. You can get the things done at government hospitals for free of charge. Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Vasudha Jayant Athavale, General & Family Physician