Joined: 31 Mar 2005 Posts: 476 Location: Melbourne, Australia
Bleeding Between Periods- No Pain Posted: 09-06-06 22:21pm
Hi, i'm 28, and have two children- no
trouble conceiving, no previous wonky
period history- always normal, never any
cramps or anything.
My youngest child is nearly 10 months old,
and my periods had returned to normal, I
went back on the pill ohh....6 months ago
now.
Last month, a week after my normal period
ended, I started bleeding again (so, day
14 or so of my cycle) it was exactly like
a period in terms of flow and duration-
5-6 days later it ended.
I wasn't sure when to expect my next
period, but it ended up coming 28 days
after the first day of the second bleed.
It ended as usual, and I was happily
taking my active pills again thinking all
was resotored to normal. A week into the
active pills, and the bleeding started
again, enough to need to use a tampon etc,
but not a normal period type flow. I
figured as soon as it stopped i'd go and
get a pap smear, which i'm overdue for,
but it's been 10 days now and i'm still
bleeding. Instead of getting lighter,
it's getting heavier, and instead of being
brownish, it's getting more and more
red.
As far as my pill packet tells me, I have
only about 6 days of active pills left,
before my period is due again- what do you
think is going on here???
I'm definately not in any pain, but
starting to get concerned.
Any thoughts? I'm pretty sure if I go to
a doctor they'll just tell me to come back
for a look at things when the bleeding has
stopped.
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cherry_pie
Active User, Really EHEALTHy
Joined: 25 Jan 2004 Posts: 599
Posted: 09-06-06 22:36pm
The only advice I can offer you is the
same that I was told when this happened to
me. The hormones in your pill may not be
strong enough for you... Or they may even
be too strong. Therefore making the pill
not so effective in your system! I hope
if you don't plan on having any kids right
now that you are using another source of
bc. In any case I would go to a doctor,
and get on a new type of pill.
