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That can be normal in the first three months of use. If it goes on longer than three months, or is troublesome to you, talk with your health care provider about changing to a pill with a different hormonal profile.

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Sometimes it does have this effect and other times it can make your period a lot lighter than usual.

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No. it is not right. if your periods get longer as a result of starting on the pill it means that an adjustment needs to be made in your prescription.

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Because your body cant controll all of the things that is going on at once so your body has to have a longer period.

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Can taking 4 days of birth control pills and then quitting cause a skipped period the following month?

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Can changing different kinds of birth control cause your period to start early?

It's possible that changing birth control pills will change the timing of your next period.


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Can antibiotics make your period last longer?

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If you took your pill like three days into your period even though you hadnt stopped bleeding yet how long will it take for the bleeding to stop Will your birth control cause your period to stop?

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