Is the untrue menstruation experienced from an annovulatory cycle the same menstruation that women on hormonal contraceptives experience due to suppressed ovulation?

Answer 1

I would have to say no because the hormones in a woman's body operate very differently when they are on Birth Control than when they are not. Oftentimes, the woman will experience birth control withdrawl for the first few months after ceasing the contraceptive. The body will need time to regulate itself naturally again without relying on the same balancing effect on the hormones the contraceptives provided. For example, after being on a contraceptive for eight years, I stopped taking them after I got married. My next menses was a horrible experience. I had not experienced a period like that before. However, each proceeding month, my symptoms got better. Now, my body is finally getting back to a somewhat normal cycle. I did have normal cycles also while I was taking the contraceptives. I do not think I will ever go back on contraceptives after the experience I had of withdrawing from them.