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I had been on birth control for JUST over 2 months, I ended up losing the package, and had unprotected sex a few times. Since I cannot find the pills, I cannot take them, and I'm worried about pregnancy. Yesterday I woke up to terrible cramps, and then bleeding, almost as if I'm having my period (more blood than my periods ON birth control, not quite as much as my periods when NOT on birth control), the bleeding is still happening today. However having a period wouldn't make sense because I JUST finished my period last week and I'm wondering if this could be a sign of pregnancy? Or does this normally happen after stopping birth control, even only for 2 months?
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Hi Funkadelic,
Thank you for your question and welcome to Empowher. It is common to have irregular periods after stopping birth control so your explanation of what is happening is not uncommon. It may take several months to return to a regular cycle after stopping birth control. Since you are bleeding, this is a good sign of “not pregnant”. If you still have concerns, you can always take a pregnancy test to be sure.
I hope this helps. Keep us posted on your results.
Missie
February 3, 2012 - 11:06amThis Comment