Hi,
There may be a few explanations why you would experience bleeding, followed by more bleeding two weeks later. It is difficult to distinguish which one was a menstrual period, and which one was not. These are just possible reasons, as every woman's body is different.
Possible reason #1: When you stopped using your BCP, your body reacted with "withdrawal bleeding". This withdrawal bleeding is your body "withdrawing" from the synthetic hormones (nothing harmful at all). The next time you experienced bleeding could have been a menstrual period, as you may have ovulated after the withdrawal bleeding, and typically a woman will experience a menstrual period about 2 weeks after ovulation (I am unclear if you are able to ovulate or not, or if you have in the past?).
Possible reason #2: The first time you experienced bleeding, you may have had more of a menstrual period if you ovulated previously. The second time you experienced bleeding, this could have been "breakthrough bleeding", which is what women experience when they have bleeding or spotting in-between their periods. Breakthrough bleeding can be common for women using oral contraception.
It is difficult to know exactly what the cause of each of your bleeding occurrences were triggered by, and once you are able to use your prescription on an ongoing basis...this may help you understand if you are experiencing more regular menstrual periods (on a somewhat regular and predictable cycle) and/or if you are experiencing breakthrough bleeding every few weeks.
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Hi,
There may be a few explanations why you would experience bleeding, followed by more bleeding two weeks later. It is difficult to distinguish which one was a menstrual period, and which one was not. These are just possible reasons, as every woman's body is different.
Possible reason #1: When you stopped using your BCP, your body reacted with "withdrawal bleeding". This withdrawal bleeding is your body "withdrawing" from the synthetic hormones (nothing harmful at all). The next time you experienced bleeding could have been a menstrual period, as you may have ovulated after the withdrawal bleeding, and typically a woman will experience a menstrual period about 2 weeks after ovulation (I am unclear if you are able to ovulate or not, or if you have in the past?).
Possible reason #2: The first time you experienced bleeding, you may have had more of a menstrual period if you ovulated previously. The second time you experienced bleeding, this could have been "breakthrough bleeding", which is what women experience when they have bleeding or spotting in-between their periods. Breakthrough bleeding can be common for women using oral contraception.
It is difficult to know exactly what the cause of each of your bleeding occurrences were triggered by, and once you are able to use your prescription on an ongoing basis...this may help you understand if you are experiencing more regular menstrual periods (on a somewhat regular and predictable cycle) and/or if you are experiencing breakthrough bleeding every few weeks.
I hope this helps!
January 23, 2011 - 5:30pmThis Comment
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