Withdrawal bleeding, also known as a hormonal period or fake period, is the monthly bleeding women experience while using a hormonal birth control method, such as the pill, the patch, or the NuvaRing.
During the placebo week of these methods, women will typically have withdrawal bleeding, which often feels like a regular period.
Monthly withdrawal bleeding is not the same thing, though, as having a real menstrual period.
Withdrawal bleeding usually takes place during the last week of your birth control cycle because there is a change in the hormone dosage that your body is used to. Not having any hormones during Week 4 can cause the lining of your uterus to weaken just enough to allow for some bleeding to occur. It is important to point out that withdrawal bleeding is due to the change in hormone levels, and is not a true period.
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Hello kkh11g,
That is correct.
Withdrawal bleeding, also known as a hormonal period or fake period, is the monthly bleeding women experience while using a hormonal birth control method, such as the pill, the patch, or the NuvaRing.
During the placebo week of these methods, women will typically have withdrawal bleeding, which often feels like a regular period.
Monthly withdrawal bleeding is not the same thing, though, as having a real menstrual period.
Withdrawal bleeding usually takes place during the last week of your birth control cycle because there is a change in the hormone dosage that your body is used to. Not having any hormones during Week 4 can cause the lining of your uterus to weaken just enough to allow for some bleeding to occur. It is important to point out that withdrawal bleeding is due to the change in hormone levels, and is not a true period.
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March 21, 2017 - 8:49amMaryann
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