Withdrawal bleeding?
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I took an ECP a few weeks ago which in turn caused a period-like bleeding. I called my clinic and talked to the nurse about it- she referred to it as "withdrawal bleeding" (I think that's what she said) due to the hormones. Can anyone expand on this a bit for me? What exactly is going on in my body during withdrawal bleeding? And is it that bleeding that throws off your cycle?
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Date: 2006-07-25 09:07 pm (UTC)I hope that made sense! If I'm incorrect about something, someome please let me know! This was just how my GYN explained it to me :]
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Date: 2006-07-26 04:43 am (UTC)So basically I am to take from this that the withdrawal bleeding I experienced was like my new period, yes?
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Date: 2006-07-25 11:49 pm (UTC)Basically, when you took EC, that put a lot of progesterone into your body. As it worked its way out of your system, it triggered your uterus to start bleeding. (The bleeding in response to lowered progesterone amounts is actually similar to what happens in a standard menstrual cycle; the main difference is that "withdrawal bleeding" doesn't follow ovulation while standard menstrual bleeding does.)
Yes, the withdrawal bleeding can throw off your menstrual cycle. If you were to count the first day of this withdrawal bleed as a new cycle, you may find that you'll return to what's normal for you right away; you may also find your next cycle to be irregular. You can check out VP's "All About EC" (http://community.livejournal.com/vaginapagina/7466955.html) post for more info on EC side effects like cycle irregularities as well as this section (http://community.livejournal.com/vaginapagina/7325155.html#anchor7) of our "All About HBC" post for more info on withdrawal bleeding.
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Date: 2006-07-26 12:33 pm (UTC)I'm hoping my schedule is normal according to my withdrawal bleeding. That would make life so much easier and I would have much less reason to stress out, lol.
Thanks so much for your response!!
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Date: 2006-07-26 06:07 pm (UTC)