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Girl Talk 18w
Is it normal to have a longer period when you first start birth control?? 🥲
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Anonymous 18w

I can’t speak from my own experience, but I do have a friend right now that is on birth control and while she rarely gets periods, when she does, she says last a longer than usual and I think she said one lasted for a couple months

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Anonymous 18w

Completely normal as your body adjusts and even beyond that with some methods. Which one are you using?

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Anonymous 18w

If you skip the placebo pills (the pink pills) you should stop having periods. But I’d say it’s normal while your body adjusts! I didn’t have one for a few months, and even still it’s not regular (when it used to always be)

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Anonymous 18w

I think my pills are more to balance my hormones

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Anonymous 18w

mine eventually got rid of mine but it lasted a few weeks

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 18w

MONTHS

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 18w

I’ll take the painful cramping wtf

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Anonymous replying to -> #4 18w

Sorry shouldn’t asked if you’re taking the pill too🤣🤣

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Anonymous replying to -> #4 18w

They blue white and gray

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Anonymous replying to -> birthcontrolfairy 18w

The pills

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 18w

Combo or mini? If you’re not sure, you can just put their name I’ll check it

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 18w

Oh! Um it’d typically be the pills on the last row that are the period pills… I’m not sure which pills those are haha. I take Vienva so I’ve only got 3 weeks of white pills and 1 week of pink pills

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Anonymous replying to -> birthcontrolfairy 18w

Tri-Sprintec, combo

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 18w

Ah, okay, so you should adjust within 3-6 months to only bleeding during that last week of pills, called a withdrawal bleed. This mid-pack bleeding is breakthrough bleeding (which isn’t dangerous, just super annoying!). However, your pills have a different dose each week (so make sure you’re taking them in order!), which means your body is constantly changing doses. Some people’s bodies love that, others not so much. If your body hasn’t adjusted in 3-6 months, ask about switching methods.

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