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What Causes Inter Menstrual Vaginal Bleeding While On A Birth Control Pill?
I am experiencing a bit of abnormal bleeding. I am not sure if it is my birth control causing it or if something is going on. I have had my period 3 times in one month which has never happened before (in my 3 years of getting the birth control shot). Also, my actual periods, the ones I keep track of that I get once every three months, have been getting longer.. They last about 2 weeks. When I spot/bleed in between scheduled periods it is normally heavier and clotting. I normally start to spot about one or two days after having intercourse more than normal with my boyfriend. During these spottings I get the same symptoms that I would if i were on my period. The cramping, cravings, and breaking out. I also sometimes feel pulsing in my right ovary, almost like a heart beat or twitching.
Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.
I think it is not contraceptives that cause it. I suspect that there may be a fibromyoma in your uterus that causes it or hypertrophy of endometrium. In this case you have to do an ultrasound and a colposcopy to see the uterus, ovaries,endometrium and also colum and vagina by colposcopy. The treatment varies depending on diagnosis. Also you should do a total blood test to see if you suffer from anemia caused by this long history of menometrorhagia.
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What Causes Inter Menstrual Vaginal Bleeding While On A Birth Control Pill?
Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. I think it is not contraceptives that cause it. I suspect that there may be a fibromyoma in your uterus that causes it or hypertrophy of endometrium. In this case you have to do an ultrasound and a colposcopy to see the uterus, ovaries,endometrium and also colum and vagina by colposcopy. The treatment varies depending on diagnosis. Also you should do a total blood test to see if you suffer from anemia caused by this long history of menometrorhagia. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.