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What does it mean when your flow of period gets lighter and you are taking birth control pills?
Withdrawal bleeds are normally lighter than menstrual bleeds.
Hormonal Birth Control like the combination pill works to suppress your menstrual cycles to stop ovulation, thus as you no longer ovulate you no longer menstruate either. The bleeding you experience on the pill is a withdrawal bleed that results from the hormone drop when you go from active to inactive pills. As well as stopping ovulation the pill prevents secondary uterine lining build-up, with less uterine lining it means less material is lost during the withdrawal bleed than what you'd see during menstruation when you're off the pill.
What else can I help you with?
Will birth control often stop your period?
It can. It depends on what type you are taking. Some BC is designed to give shorter, lighter periods.
What are some birth control pills that make your period lighter?
In general, all birth control pills, as well as the patch and ring and the Mirena IUD, make your period lighter.
How can you get your period without taking birth control?
Your period will come naturally. Birth control does not help you get your period. Your body decides when you will get your period.
What can cause lighter periods?
Birth control can help to make your period lighter, and a tad quicker.
What symptoms can you get on birth control?
sometimes...if you're lucky a shorter lighter period!
What happens if you delay your period for a week while on birth control and then do not get your period straight away when you start taking the sugar pills?
Continue taking your birth control pills as scheduled.
When you stop taking birth control will it affect your period?
Yes
Can birth control make your period really long?
Not usually. They make then lighter and not as long.
Do you get your period when you take birth control needle?
No. You still have periods, it is just a lighter bleeding.
How soon do you get your period if you stop taking birth control?
Most women will have their period within a week or two of stopping birth control pills, and may be fertile from the first day they stop taking it. If you have stopped taking birth control and have not had your regular period as expected, you need a pregnancy test to be sure whether you are pregnant or not.
Should you stop taking the birth control pill if you get your period?
You should continue taking the birth control pill daily as scheduled regardless of bleeding.
Is it possible for your period to be late while taking birth control?
Yes, it is possible for your period to be late or stop completely from any hormonal birth control.
