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Crazy cycles after birth control?
Just finished my second cycle off of the nuva ring. Last month my hormones were CRAZY! I literally had every pregnancy symptom on the list it was insane, but it turns out that it was just my wacky hormones resolving themselves.
This cycle I was chatting my temperature and we BD'ed a LOT. All thoughout my fertile period and when I ovulated. I haven't had any symptoms for PMS Or pregnancy. I've been slightly irritable but nothing like when AF is coming. AF was due today but I started spotting and cramping yesterday. The cramps were not nearly as bad as they usually are during my period. I took 2 Advil after a couple hours in anticipation for them to get worse but they never did. I'm still bleeding today but the color is so different than usual. It's a deep red with a lot of brown discharge and barely any cramps at all. What's going on with my body!? Is this another side effect of going off birth control?? Advice welcome.
2 Answers • 9 years ago
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I too have been off Nuva Ring for 2 cycles and my first cycle was a crazy one like yours. I had every symptom on the list but ended up with AF. As with yours, I didn't have an symptoms during my second cycle leading up to would should have been AF but ended up with a BFP. The bleeding could be a result of you uterus shedding old lining from your previous cycle which is why it is the brownish color. If you're questioning if you could be pregnant take a test, but with the bleeding I don't know if you'll get your BFP :( Nuva Ring is a localized birth control so it takes less time to get out of your system than the pill, so it shouldn't take you to long to get back to your regular cycle. I have my fingers X for you!
9 years ago
Thank you!! I don't think I'm prego bc my temp dropped, but it has been a super weird period and very light! But hey, if my periods are destined to be this pleasant off of birth control I will not complain! They definitely weren't like that before!! Haha And congrats on your BFP! You give me hope!! (:
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