This question was answered on Mon 16, Jan 2012 04:49pm by Dr Sheetal Kaul

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Asked by linnette38 (Female; 38 ) on Mon 16, Jan 2012 04:20pm
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i recently took birth control pills to delay my period because i was going on a trip. the pills were prescribed by my doctor. my period was delayed fine but when i returned from the trip i was suffering of strong headaches and i stopped taking the pills. i did not finish the 28 pills in the package, three days after i stopped the pills i started bleeding. can you tell me what to expect. is this my period? how long it should last? will it be normal from now on. it was normal before. every month on the 30th, i started the pills on dec 22 and i started with the active pills not placebo
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Answer by Dr Sheetal Kaul  on Mon 16, Jan 2012 04:49pm:

Hi there! Welcome to the forum. Yes, this would be a period; though it is artificially induced by withdrawing the pills. It would last a normal duration of 3-7 days. A discrepancy of +/- 2-3 days with the natural periods is perfectly normal while on (off) the pills. After discontinuing the pills a few initial periods ‘may’ (not necessarily) tend to be irregular which would regularize in a few cycles. Hope this information is helpful. Please feel free to post any further queries that you may have and do keep us posted. Take care!

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Comment by Dr.Kokil Mathur on Mon 16, Jan 2012 08:41pm:
Hi! I agree with Dr Kaul's opinion. Yes, this is what we medically call withdrawal bleeding. This starts in response to the hormonal effect of the pills tapering off. The bleeding may be light or heavy, and may last 2-7 days. This should be considered a normal period. Henceforth, as Dr Kaul says, it may take a few cycles for the periods to follow a set pattern. If you have regular periods, then you will start having regular periods after 2-3 months, but the date may differ from the original date of 30th of a month. However if bleeding persists beyond 7 days then get it investigated by a gynecologist. Take care!

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