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I've been off birth control patch for the last 4 months and still haven't got my period. and still breastfeedinv?

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Not ovulating: This is normal in the breast feeding mother. If you want to be ovulating you may need your gynecologist to give you hormones to trigger this again.

Answered 12/17/2013

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A member asked:

I've been off birth control patch for the last 4 months and still haven't got my period. and still breastfeedinv?

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Dr. Robert Killian answered

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