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Abnormal Period And Cramps After Stopping Birth Control. Spotting Now. What Could This Be?
I started taking birth control in September 2012. 3 months later I started spotting for 2 weeks, so I decided to get off the birth control, hoping the spotting would stop. A week later my period comes, but it doesn t seem like a normal period.. it was a thicker consistency. It lasted for a bout 4 days, and then the spotting started back up again...then 2 days after ending me period I start to get excruciating cramps on the lower right side of my stomach (more toward my pelvic bone). The first 3 days were horrible, making it hard to do simple things like sit down, or bend down to put my shoes on. But, then I noticed the pain decreasing after 3 days, and now it is more of a pain in the center of my abdomen . I don t notice the pain so much until I cough, or go to the restroom. (and I m still spotting). What could this be??? I read different possibilities online, such as appendicitis , or pelvic inflammatory disease ..others stated that it s just my body readjusting after coming off the pill.. I m hoping it isn t anything serious
Tue, 30 Apr 2013
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You started taking birthcontrole pills, in septembern 2012, 3 months latter,you started spotting, for 15 days and stopped the pills. After 4 days of stoping the pills, you got the period, and it was thick, and followed by spoting , after 2 days, you had severe pain in right lower abdomen, for 3 days, then it come down abit and it is in the center lower abdomen.
While on pills, and after stopping the pills such changes are predictable, but it is not compulsory with every one.
Other possibilities are pelvic inflammation, Urinary tract infection, or stone in the urinary tract, of course may by secondary changes they can occur.
I advise you to consult a gynic surgeon for diagnosis and treatment. you may need to have M.R.I.besides other routine tests for confirmation.
wishing for a quick and comfertable recovery.
Best wishes.
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You started taking birthcontrole pills, in septembern 2012, 3 months latter,you started spotting, for 15 days and stopped the pills. After 4 days of stoping the pills, you got the period, and it was thick, and followed by spoting , after 2 days, you had severe pain in right lower abdomen, for 3 days, then it come down abit and it is in the center lower abdomen.
While on pills, and after stopping the pills such changes are predictable, but it is not compulsory with every one.
Other possibilities are pelvic inflammation, Urinary tract infection, or stone in the urinary tract, of course may by secondary changes they can occur.
I advise you to consult a gynic surgeon for diagnosis and treatment. you may need to have M.R.I.besides other routine tests for confirmation.
wishing for a quick and comfertable recovery.
Best wishes.
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Hi there ! From your history and symptoms the following may be considered:
1) Birth control pills are not a hundred percent guarantee against pregnancy. It could be that you might have conceived which was not detected and there was a miscarriage with residual parts of the fetus left in the uterus. This per se can give rise to spotting or abnormal bleeding, and whenever the uterus contracts to empty, this may cause pain in the lower abdomen.
2) Your present symptoms and signs however points to some kind of peritonism, which can occur due to pelvic infection due to retained products of conception which acts a foreign body giving rise to infection. In that case you should get yourself examined by a gynaecologist who may advise you to get your serum HCG and an ultrasound abdomen done which will help in either diagnosing or excluding these aspects and accordingly appropriate management can be inititated.
3) WIthdrawal bleeding once off from the oral contraceptive pills could be a finding, but in this case looks less likely.
4) Appendicitis, UTI, etc are other possible diagnoses which should be kept in mind, but in the present circumstances are less likely excepting for a coincidental co existing pathology.
Hope these points will help you in solving your problem. WIsh you an early reconvery.
1) Birth control pills are not a hundred percent guarantee against pregnancy. It could be that you might have conceived which was not detected and there was a miscarriage with residual parts of the fetus left in the uterus. This per se can give rise to spotting or abnormal bleeding, and whenever the uterus contracts to empty, this may cause pain in the lower abdomen.
2) Your present symptoms and signs however points to some kind of peritonism, which can occur due to pelvic infection due to retained products of conception which acts a foreign body giving rise to infection. In that case you should get yourself examined by a gynaecologist who may advise you to get your serum HCG and an ultrasound abdomen done which will help in either diagnosing or excluding these aspects and accordingly appropriate management can be inititated.
3) WIthdrawal bleeding once off from the oral contraceptive pills could be a finding, but in this case looks less likely.
4) Appendicitis, UTI, etc are other possible diagnoses which should be kept in mind, but in the present circumstances are less likely excepting for a coincidental co existing pathology.
Hope these points will help you in solving your problem. WIsh you an early reconvery.
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