Vaginal bleeding in early pregnancy ? Or Birth control pills Posted: 05-16-07 08:30am
Been on the pill since last june, Between
last month and this month I took maybe two
weeks off the pill with out being sexually
active, but have now started my pack this
month. Ok, my problem is that a few times
this month I've taken it a few hours late,
so my cycle is kinda shaky. Now I have
about 4days left, but have found that I'm
getting my period? It's never happend to
me before, although the last few months
I've found that I've started to get my
period literally the day I stop the pill.
But now it's much earlier. The first day
or so it was more like old blood, a little
darker, and I felt nothing. Now I'm
getting all the symptoms of my period,
cramps head ache tenderness. My question
is, does this sound like the bleeding of
early pregnancy? or is it possible for
your menstural cycle to come while in the
last days of the pill? did my lateness
have any effect on this?
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Birth Control Answer A2789 Posted: 05-29-07 01:55am
Vaginal bleeding is not considered a sign
of pregnancy. Rather, bleeding from the
vagina is considered a complication of a
pregnancy if such a pregnancy previously
existed. In your case, it seems that the
vaginal bleeding occurred even before you
missed your period; therefore, the
condition couldn’t be a complication of
a pregnancy. Nonetheless, you can take a
home pregnancy test to exclude pregnancy
for sure. It doesn’t seem likely that
taking the regular pill a few hours too
late can cause period irregularity.
Perhaps an irregular cycle is a side
effect from the birth control pills. You
can continue taking the pills according to
the plan, no matter if you are bleeding or
not. If the bleeding lasts for more than 7
days you can consult your gynecologist.
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