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Is ovulation possible during first bleeding which occur 17 days after last active pill? came off qlaira 26+2 (estradiol valerate/dienogest).

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Dr. Marsha Davis answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Possible: You are very fertile in the first month after going off the contraceptive pill and the exact time of ovulation is a bit unpredictable.

Answered 4/20/2013

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