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Period 37-40 day cycle & 5 days late

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be1990
be1990

I am wondering if anyone has had the same following issues as I..

I used to have crippling period pains. They were heavy, painful, i used to throw up and get hot and cold shivers so i went on the pill. I had been on the pill for 6 years but had some issues with it so I decided to give my body a rest. It has been at least 3 months without the pill, my first period was normal, my next was hardly anything, more like brown discharge of old blood (this has NEVER happened before). This month I have had a little brown spotting twice and now I am on day 42 with period yet to come...

Any ideas on what is going on??

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  • justin12683
    justin12683 be1990

    Posted

    Hi be1990, 

    When you decide to stop or change contraception there is a chance that your periods will take some time to realign and go back to normal or what you would consider 'normal'. I would say that there is no need to worry but as you seem quite concerned it might be worth getting it checked out by your doctor. 

    Hope this helps!

  • andrew46586
    andrew46586 be1990

    Posted

    Having been on the pill for 6 years it is going to take perhaps more than 3 months for you to resume ovulating. So what you are describing here are probably non-ovulatory periods. Soon, within a few months, a normal ovulatory menstrual cycle should reestablish itself.
    • be1990
      be1990 andrew46586

      Posted

      Thank you andrew46586, really appreciate your help smile
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