Is using birth control causing me to have irregular periods and break through bleeding?

Question

I had been on the Orthra evra patch for 18 months. In feb and may of this year I had 2 periods in one month. Then starting in August of this year I kept getting my period every 2 weeks, with slight breakthrough bleeding from time to time. I was tested with a synogram and had a hysterscopy performed.

After this surgery I didn't use any type of birth control and refrained my sexual intercourse.

After the surgery I got my period the next day, it lasted about 5 days and then I had my next period almost 31 days later.

On the first day of this cycle I interted the Nuva Ring. About 5 days after my period began, i began experiencing break through bleeding and cramping.

So now i feel like im about start my period again and have break through bleeding, could this be the result of using birth control in general?

Answer 1

Yes, being on birth control in general can cause breakthrough bleeding to occur. One reason why this can occur is because the body can't handle the amount of hormones in the product if the amount of estrogen is too low.

I would recommend getting back in touch with your doctor to see what they suggest if it turns out it is related to birth control in general.

Answer 2

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