Current medical status: Bloated, heartburn, sore breasts, extreme cramps during menstrual period, lower back pain, funny "butterfly like" movement in my abdomen, tired all the time, lower abnominal pain
Current medical treatment: none
If the quantity and color of the menstrual blood and the length of the menstrual period were as usual, then you had your real periods and mennorhagia can be excluded. The periods exclude the possibility for pregnancy. The symptoms you reported might be related to a hormonal imbalance which occurs often after stopping birth control medications that contain hormones. It might take several menstrual cycles for your period to become regular again. If the bleeding continues on irregular basis, you might want to consult your gynecologist.
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