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Can you ovulate during a withdrawal bleed from Birth Control?

Stopped BC 3 days into cycle - (Oct 7) BD on Oct 7 & Oct 9, withdrawal period (Oct 10-Oct 14) - feeling like i may be pregnant - heavey abdomen, pressure, slight cramping.. not set to ovulate until Oct 22 - unless i already ovulated during the WD PD..

2 Answers • 9 years ago


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Not if you took your pills like you're supposed to, no (which is why birth control pills work even though you don't take them for the 5-7 days of your period). Even with having stopped the pills at an odd time in your cycle its extremely unlikely that you could have ovulated that soon, and its virtually impossible to have an implantation occur when the uterine lining has just been shed. It often takes time for the body to adjust after coming off of bcp, and during this time hormones are wacky - which can cause all manner of symptoms, including pregnancy/pms symptoms. There's not much to do except wait and see (or start charting, temping, and/or using opk's if you'd like to know more about what's going on with your cycle). Good luck!

9 years ago


BC isnt 100% whether u take it on time or not, and its very possible that u can ovulate at any time while on or off of it. I took mine faithfully everyday, same time, and my pill baby is almost 14yrs old. I (as well as many other women) ovulated and became pregnant while on a pill to prevent ovulation/pregnancy...anything is possible. Take a test 2wks after the 14th...it should be accurate.
Good luck! =))


9 years ago


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