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Bleeding Started After Missing Pill, Not Yet Stopped. Should I Stop Taking Pills?

Hey there. I missed one of my bc pills and began bleeding the week before my period. I decided to start a new pack and try to skip my period. I ve been bleeding since and it s been three weeks. Should I stop taking the pill all together or continue taking it regularly as I have, and hope it regulates itself?
Mon, 8 Sep 2014
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Hello and welcome,

If there has been bleeding for 3 weeks while on pills it may be due to the pills [ especially progesterone only pills do cause such bleeding so please check which ones you are taking].

Other reasons may be that the bleeding is unrelated to the pills and may be due to other causes like cervical polyps, uterine fibroids or ovarian cysts.

So try changing your pills and take combined estrogen and progesterone pills of another brand if possible. If they work then it is fine. If the bleeding still continues then it is better that you get evaluated for any other cause.

Hope this satisfies your query.
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Feel free to ask any more questions that you may have.
Dr Madhuri Bagde
Consultant Obstetrician and Gynecologist
[You may also ask me direct questions at the following link. http://doctor.healthcaremagic.com/doctors/dr-madhuri-n-bagde/66844 Thanks!!]
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Bleeding Started After Missing Pill, Not Yet Stopped. Should I Stop Taking Pills?

Hello and welcome, If there has been bleeding for 3 weeks while on pills it may be due to the pills [ especially progesterone only pills do cause such bleeding so please check which ones you are taking]. Other reasons may be that the bleeding is unrelated to the pills and may be due to other causes like cervical polyps, uterine fibroids or ovarian cysts. So try changing your pills and take combined estrogen and progesterone pills of another brand if possible. If they work then it is fine. If the bleeding still continues then it is better that you get evaluated for any other cause. Hope this satisfies your query. Thanks for using HCM. Feel free to ask any more questions that you may have. Dr Madhuri Bagde Consultant Obstetrician and Gynecologist [You may also ask me direct questions at the following link. http://doctor.healthcaremagic.com/doctors/dr-madhuri-n-bagde/66844 Thanks!!]