Menstration question so girls only please?

Question

I started birth control 2 months ago, last month on the week of inactive pills I had my period but it wasn't like a regular period it just looked like dry blood coming out.

I started the inactive pills on saturday and this period just seems like hardly anything at all is coming out I had some tissue wich looked to me like the uterus lining, but no actual blood flow.

Before I started the pill I had heavy periods.

Is what I'm experiencing normal?

Answer 1

you have just altered your entire body's natural flow with birth control...so it your body will adjust to it and will also adjust to it after you get off as well.

I took b/c for 3 years and it took me 3 years to get a regular 7 day cycle. before that, i would have period cramps but no periods and they often came when they wanted which is like every 6-7 weeks and only lasted for a day or so. b/c is weird like that. the great thing about it is that you can change to something else.

Answer 2

It sounds normal to me. Birth control pills have the effect of slowing down periods and you will only have them happen every so often. When I was on them, I often "spotted" between periods so if you see a little blood flow when you aren't expecting it, that is also fine too. Your body may still be adapting to these pills so give it some time, and if you still are concerned about it, ask a doctor.

Answer 3

i would say its normal the same thing happend to me when i started my birth control. thats supposed to be one of the good things about the pill it makes you have much lighter periods.i went from having 7 day heavy periods to 3 day light periods.

Answer 4

this is pretty normal.  you should expect your period to have a lighter flow now that you are on birth control.  plus you typically get your period during the week that you are taking the inactive pills because they do not contain any hormones.  also your body might be adjusting to the pill and after some time you get your periods to be consistent on flow, consistency, and the time that it will arrive.

Answer 5

Go back to your doctor that prescribed the pills and talk to him/her.

Some pill formulas actually cut down the severity and length of the normal period. Find out if this could be the case from your doctor.

Answer 6

your period is normally lighter and shorter when on birth control, yes.

Your not experiencing a "normal" period when on the pill anyways.  A normal one occours after you ovulate and implantation doesnt occour.  Since birthcontrol prevents ovulation, you are only having some breakthru bleeding from the lapse of hormones.

Answer 7

This sounds pretty normal to me- taking birth control pills usually means lighter periods, and in some women, it can stop the periods altogether. There is even a new therapy on the market called menstrual suppression, which is when a woman switches from one month to another month without taking the inactive pills for a week. I have heard of cases where women have been able to control their cycles this way to the extent that they only have 3 or sometimes 4 periods a YEAR, or about one every 3 months or so. There have even been reports in which women doing this have gotten their cycles down to 2 periods a year. Imagine doing that.

If you are really worried about this, you should talk to your doctor about it. I don't think anything is wrong, but you sound like you could use some peace of mind.

BTW: Ignore Nekkid Dog- the birth control pill does NOT stop ovulation, at least not all of the time. Depending on the type and amount of hormones taken, what the pill does is trick the body into thinking that it is in a pregnant state, which is why menstruation often does not occur when a woman is on it. There are some types of pills which do suppress ovulation, but it doesn't sound to me as if you are taking one of them.

Answer 8

yea im gunna go on bc at 16 just to regulate it trust me im not having s*x until im married

Answer 9

Yea it seems normal. Sometimes it takes some girls longer then others for their bodies to adjust to the pill. Everyone's body is different.