Breakthrough bleeding on pop Posted: 07-13-08 10:41am
I began taking the pop, Cerazette on 18th
June, the first day of my period. I had no
problems for 2 weeks, until the 3rd July
when i started breakthrough bleeding. I
know this can be common when starting on
the contraceptive pill, after a week of
bleeding and no signs of stopping i went
back to the clinic where i was given a new
mini pill called Micronor. However it has
now been 11 days since the bleeding
started, with no breaks im wondering is
this normal? Is there anything i can do to
stop it?
The active substances in Cerazette and
Micronorthese are different but both types
of pills belong to the same group of
"progesteron-only pills (POP)" or "mini
pills". So both types of birth control
pills have similar side effects. Irregular
bleeding is a very common side effect of
both pill-types. That bleeding is not
normal but still expected and there is
nothing you can do to stop it.
Have you ever had similar vaginal bleeding
before start using the pills?
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Georgia59
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Posted: 07-16-08 10:58am
POP's don't really control your period, so
it's not really breakthrough bleeding
(because they aren't supposed to suppress
bleeding). So your period should run on
it's own natural schedule. It might just
be that you're having an irregular cycle
(which is understandable since messing
with hormones)
All you can really do it wait it out. Is
it heavy bleeding? If it's a lot, you'll
want to see a doc to make sure you aren't
losing too much blood. But if it's
light/spotting, you just gotta wait it
out.
I was on ortho micronor for a while. Is
there a medical reason you're on it, and
not on a combined pill? Because they'll
control you're period a lot better.
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Posted: 07-17-08 04:51am
Ive never had anything like this before i
started using the pill. It was very light
and dark bleeding, like i get at the end
of my period, however for the past few
days since changing to micronor it has
become very red/pink. As of today i've
been on the pill for one month, 3 weeks
taking cerazette and 1 week taking
micronor, i've had this bleeding for 2
weeks. There was a half a day break on
sunday when it changed from dark brown to
pink/red colour. I'm on the mini pill as
ive lost 6stone in weight, but they want
me to lose another stone (which im
struggling to do) before they will put me
on the combined pill, due to increased
risk of blood clots i think. It's annoying
because i dont know when its going to
stop, also it feels kind of useless to be
on the pill as my partner and i cant be
intimate while im bleeding.
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Georgia59
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Posted: 07-17-08 10:54am
Yeah, that stinks. I hope it clears up
soon for you. Even though the pop isn't
supposed to control your period, it still
might affect your bleeding.
I've heard of people choosing to take
POP's because of the lower risk of blood
clots, but I've never heard that has
anything to do with weight. Plus, POP's
(progesterone types of birth control in
general) tend to make it hard to lose
weight. Especially if the bleeding
continues, I'd question your doc about why
that decision was made and consider going
back to a combined pill that will control
your bleeding better.
On another note, you can have sex while
you're on your period!! There's really not
that much blood, and you can have a
romantic shower together when you're done
if need be. Unless your guy gets really
hung up about it, some guys do.
In about 50% of women who take "mini
pills" the ovulation is suppressed and
these women either have irregular
"periods" or no periods at all. In the
other 50% of women the ovulation is not
suppressed and those women should have
regular periods as they had them before.
Your irregular bleeding is probably side
effect of the "mini pills" so I would
recommend you to try standing for few more
months until body gets use to the outside
hormones. It is true that "mini pills"
have less side effects and risks than
combined pills. If the bleeding can't be
stand you can try another contraceptive
method.
