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Q: Withdrawal Bleeding on OCPs

asked by: JKirk3 on June 11th, 2009

New User

This is a question that has bugged me for a long time and I've never gotten a straight answer...

Withdrawal bleeding while on OCPs is NOT a true period. I get that.

BUT

If a woman were to get pregnant while taking OCPs, would her withdrawal bleed still occur during her non-hormonal pills (the 4 or 7 at the end of the cycle)?

Basically, is the withdrawal bleed an indication that there is no pregnancy, just like a normal period?

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Maddie34

replied on June 12th, 2009

Moderator

The withdrawl bleeding is still your uterine lining that sheds due to a drop in hormones. If you were pregnant, there wouldn't a big enough drop and the lining wouldn't shed.

So yeah, withdrawl bleeding is still an indication of no pregnancy. Smile

JKirk3

replied on June 12th, 2009

New User

Thank you Maddie!

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