will your menstrual cycle be affected if you stopped using birth control pills?
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After about a month of being off of the pill, your periods will be more like the way they were before you started taking birth control.
350424
Birth control pills, or your menstrual cycle.
967558
This is actually quite normal. Some women won't get a period for several months after taking birth control. I wouldn't worry yet about amenorrehea. Your NORMAL! Stop thinking about it and your cycle will pick up again. Your body is tricked into thinking your pregnant when your on the pill and it takes a while for all the hormones to leave your body.
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i hope its not too abnormal becuase thats what happened to me. especially if its only a day or too.. i wouldnt worry. i went almost 2 months without a period after discontinued use of the pill and my doc said everything was fine. i wouldnt let it go much longer though, especially if you have concerns.
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Some negatives that can occur while taking the birth control pill would be Nausea(feeling sick to your stomach), headaches, bloating, spotting, mood swings. Risky for some women, especially smokers. Smokers have more chance of getting cancer if they take birth control pills. \nThe Pill doesn’t prevent sexually transmitted disease. \nThe Pill doesn’t always prevent pregnancy. \nIf you are too young you may be setting yourself up for acne yeast infections, which are difficult to completely cure. \nYou may gain weight - about 12 pounds. \nIt may cause cysts in the breasts and they may become tender and painful. \nBlood clots are possible. \nOther side effects include headache, irregular periods, fatigue and abdominal pain. \n and finally when you stop taking the pill it can take a few months before your period becomes regular again which makes it tough if you are trying to conceive.\nYour best bet would be to talk to your doctor to discuss the best option for you.
1017332
You didn't have two periods in one month, you had a so-called break-through bleed which can happen when you switch from a pill with more hormones to one with less. You don't ovulate if you take the pill as instructed.
499666
I'm assuming you ruled out pregnancy. Assuming that, you should know that it's not unusual for a woman to have her cycles stop temporarily after going off the Pill. It's nothing to worry about but you should check with your doctor. He/She can give you a hormone shot that will bring the periods on, but depending on your particular situation, he might encourage you to wait it out for about a year to see if the periods restart on their own.
69672
The birth control pill regulates hormones. They might stop the periods or at least make them irregular enough to help you survive through the rest of the year.
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I read that you should NOT stop taking your birth control pills, so the effectiveness must not be affected.\n\n"Birth control pills may decrease the amount of Lamictal in the body. A dosage adjustment may be necessary if birth control pills are STARTED or STOPPED during treatment with Lamictal."
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You can spot inbtween cycles, especially if you are on birth control, and you can have slight bleeding when you have "stopped" your period.  Be safe and go to your gyno to make sure you don't have any other problems.
173516
there may not be anything wrong with u. if u have been under a lot of stress lately, exercising, moved, anything could cause it. also if u started or stopped birth control recently it can cause your periods to be out of whack. if u do not have your next period when u should then i would suggest taking another pregnancy test or better yet, go see a doctor.
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Your question is very confusing.  If you stop taking the pill or do not start your next pack on time, you will not be protected from pregnancy.  It is best to take your pill at the same time every day.\n\nMaybe you can clarify your question and I can be of more assistance?
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Actually - the answer is no. \nIf you have been on a pill for over a month and switch brands without stopping using a pill, you are not able to get pregnant as the hormones remain regulated.\n\nI've attached a link that goes into a small amount of detail pertaining switching birth control pills.
1017000
same thing happened to me, as soon as you stop taking the birth control for 5 days have a normal period. wait until it stops before taking the pills again. see a doctor if it doesnt work
219769
Birth Control does the same thing to me. Its all the hormones in thel that can cause a woman to have irregular periods. Since you took 2 pills Monday, you doubled your intake of hormones, but didnt take any on Sunday. Your body probably just got 'confused' by the lack of hormones on Sunday, then double the hormones on Monday.\n\nSometimes it take up to a year of taking birth control for our periods to get back to 'normal.' And sometimes, after taking it for a year, we don't get our periods at all.
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Yes, it can take several months for your body to regulate itself once discontinuing the use of birth control pills. See, when you are using birth control pills, those pills fool your body into thinking it ovulates, but the pills prevent that. So when you stop taking them your body has to adjust to having regular cycles again without the use of synthetic hormones helping to regulate your cycles.\n\nAnd I agree with NurseAnnie. If you believe that you could be pregnant, you should visit a doctor to have yourself tested.
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If you've been off the pill for more than a week, then you should wait till you get your period next.  Once you get your period, you can do the Sunday start or start immediately.  In the meantime, use a backup method of birth control.