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What Is The Cause Of Heavy Flow And Cramping After Periods In A Woman Not On Birth Control ?
In the past year I have come off of depo prevera, which I was on for about 6 years. In that time I haven t really had a period, but now it seems to be back to my normal 11 days. My concern is that I just finished the 11 days a few days ago and yesterday it started again and its brighter and quite heavy, I have cramping and there is some clotting. As far as I know I have never experienced this before and I am a little scared, I am 31 and not on birth control but have regular sex with my boyfriend. Should I be alarmed or is this normal? Thanks for any help you can provide.
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Fri, 4 Feb 2011
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Hello.
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This irregular period with heavy bleeding you are experiencing is due to hormonal disbalance which is common after contraceptive use. Start taking oral pills for 2-3 cycles to decrease the bleeding and regularise your cycles.
Dr. Rakhi Tayal
Welcome to HealthcareMagic forum.
This irregular period with heavy bleeding you are experiencing is due to hormonal disbalance which is common after contraceptive use. Start taking oral pills for 2-3 cycles to decrease the bleeding and regularise your cycles.
Dr. Rakhi Tayal
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