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Q: Coming off the Pill: what does bright red blood indicate?

asked by: DoctorQuestion on October 14th, 2006

I got married this past month (Sept), previously I was on BC for 7 years. I have been off the BC since mid July. My monthly cycles have not yet gotten back on a normal schedule and this past month (Sept) I barely had a period at all. I figured this was due to all the stress of planning the wedding and making sure everyhing would go smooth. Our second night of our honeymoon we had sex and there was bright red blood everywhere, but since then I have not bleed at all. I have taken a PG Test and it comes back neg. Any suggestions of what this could have been?

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Dr. Nikola Gjuzelov , MD

replied on October 23rd, 2006

Birth Control Answer A1659

One of the normally expected side effects of hormonal contraception is a temporary lack of ovulation and abnormal periods after coming off the pills. You may also experience irregular periods without ovulation. You will need probably several months to recover your fertility completely. Usually the maximum waiting period for establishing full fertility is 2 years.

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