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What Causes Vaginal Bleeding While On Active Birth Control Pills?
Hello, I m 26 years old and have been on the pill for about 9 years now. This past month I missed 3 pills during my 2nd week of active pills. I took them all at once and finished out the rest of the pack as I should have. during my 3 week of active pills I started bleeding a bit, I assumed because I missed the pills my period was coming early. Like I said I finished my active pills like I should have, having period like symptoms and bleeding the whole time.Instead of taking the inactive pills that 4th week I started a new pack of active pills. I have noticed blood on the toilet paper when I ve wiped after going to the bathroom since I started that new pack (2 weeks ago now). Do you know what could be causing this?
Mon, 6 May 2019
Hi,
Yes, it is called withdrawal bleeding. If you miss one pill, take it immediately as you remember. If you miss 2 days pills, then wait for withdrawal bleeding for that month and restart pill next month. You will get bleed within 72 hours.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Varinder Joshi, General & Family Physician
Yes, it is called withdrawal bleeding. If you miss one pill, take it immediately as you remember. If you miss 2 days pills, then wait for withdrawal bleeding for that month and restart pill next month. You will get bleed within 72 hours.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Varinder Joshi, General & Family Physician
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