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What Causes Prolonged Menstrual Bleeding?

I haven't had a period since I was 18 I am 25,now I had got off birth control and I just started my period it lasted a week and the next week it.stopped and came back on again why I can't stop bleeding is this regular or irregular because of how long I been on the depo
Fri, 6 Feb 2015
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hi
welcome hcm
the cause of your irregular bleeding is most probable due to depo inj
the reason being , disturbance of the menstural cycle .
I would advise you to stop depo for 5 to 6 months or better use other optins of birth control
you may take ethamsylate for bleeding troublesome
thank you
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What Causes Prolonged Menstrual Bleeding?

hi welcome hcm the cause of your irregular bleeding is most probable due to depo inj the reason being , disturbance of the menstural cycle . I would advise you to stop depo for 5 to 6 months or better use other optins of birth control you may take ethamsylate for bleeding troublesome thank you