Irregular Periods after stopping BC
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| Fri, 06-01-2007 - 3:22pm |
Hi there,
Little background, I'm 28, single and I have been off BC for about 8-9 months now, maybe longer. I stopped it as I had been on it for 5 years and wasn't sexually active at the time. Before I started BC I had very irregular periods, mostly in the 35+ day range, I never really kept track of them. Since I've stopped BC, they are back to being irregular again. 2 months ago I went 45+ days I think and then it was really light. Then it was 30 days and VERY heavy. Now I am over 2 weeks late and nothing. The problem with this? I recently began a relationship about a month ago. I had my last period on April 18th, we had sex on May 17th, we used condoms. Well, except once and he did pull out but I made him wear them the rest of the time, I know not smart at all. So I've been known to freak out about being pg before. I never freaked while on BC though but since I"m not on it now, i"m freaking out! Could I be pg? I'm not having any symptoms, maybe a little lower back pain but that could be in my head. I keep checking for my period multiple times a day and nothing!
I had a LEEP procedure done about 2 years ago and I go back to my OBGYN on Monday for my every 4-6 month checkup. I want to take a test but I'm scared. How accurate would it be say tonight or tomorrow morning? I'm 2 weeks late, but we had sex 2 weeks ago when I was supposed to be starting. Could this be possible??
deltag


Hi deltag04, welcome!
Jill
I actually just got my prescription refilled and have my pills waiting for once AF starts again. I feel much safer when I'm on the pill. I'm not sure when withdraw method was used, but I'm guessing right after 5/17. Maybe I should just wait till my doctor's appointment on Monday so i know it's accurate. I've heard that HPT aren't very accurate. Deep down I don't think I'm pregnant and feel I'm freaking myself out again. I've had 2 of these episodes before, each time a condom was used and I was fine. The stress made my period so late the first time this happened. But I guess we'll see what the doctor says. I will keep you posted. Thanks for your reply!
deltag04
Just wanted to give an update that Aunt Flo came yesterday (Sunday - how convient for starting the pill again)! Yeah! Not pregnant! I had to cancel my OBGYN appointment for today because of this but rescheduled for 2 weeks from today. So hopefully I can talk to my doc about why I'm late and skipping periods all the time. I started my Sprintec (gyeneric for Ortho) yesterday and am excited to have a regular period again! So I can't quite remember, are my BCPs effective in a month or a week? I've heard both but wanted to double check.
Thanks for your reply dancer!
deltag04
Hi again hon, welcome back!
Jill