breast tenderness??

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Registered: 09-26-2004
breast tenderness??
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Sun, 09-26-2004 - 4:30pm
i am on my 2nd month of not taking bc after taking it for only 4 1/2 months. i had my first cycle on aug. 25th, which was 43 days after my last cycle WITH the bc. i havent started my second "normal" cycle yet, today is the 27th day. my breast nipples (sorry tmi lol) have been EXTREMELY tender for the past week, almost feeling as if they're bruised. could this be a sign of STILL coming off the bc? or is breast tenderness a sign of that? im wondering if its a possibility this may be a symptom of pregnancy. should i take a hpt or maybe wait another week? anybody know whats going on??? LOL
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Registered: 03-19-2003
Mon, 09-27-2004 - 7:25am
Have you been using a reliable form of birth control since stopping the pill? If you have, I probably wouldn't worry too much. If your first period was 43 days after the pill and now you're at day 27, it's possible that your body is still adjusting to being off the pill. Some women need a couple of cycles to get back to regular, and that can mean some strange hormonal fluctuations, differences in PMS, that kind of thing.

If you're really worried and it's been a couple of weeks since you had sex (or since a particular event that you're worried about), you could take a pregnancy test, or you could just wait it out.

Good luck, I hope everything goes well!

Judie
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