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A 24-year-old female asked:
Hi , i don't know what is going on with my body firstly , my period came a week early and was lighter than normal although it lasted a week and i wasn't having bad cramps i missed a couple of my birth control pills i have sore breasts and feel sick , a
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Dr. Georgia Lathamanswered
Family Medicine 37 years experience
Missing pills: Missing birth control pills commonly causes a period to start early, and can cause other menstrual irregularity. Anytime you miss more than one pill in a pack of pills, you should stop taking the pills, discard that pack, and wait until after your next period starts and then start a new pack of pills. If you are concerned about possibility of pregnancy do a pregnancy test, but it is unlikely.
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Symptoms: You may be pregnant. Obtain a pregnancy test and find out
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A 19-year-old female asked:
I am having bad cramps, sore breasts, and brown blood during my period on the third day and on BC pills..is this a normal period?
Dr. Jeff Livingstonanswered
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A 21-year-old female asked:
I ve unprotected sex on 27 last month but taken morning after pill within 24 hrs and my periods should come on 4-5 of this month bt are late with cramps mood swings and sore breasts. i dont had pms earlier and my periods are quite normal. what now??
Dr. Hiep Leanswered
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A 20-year-old female asked:
Have been on the mini pill almost a year. My current period has lasted over a week. Very heavy bleeding, bad cramps,tender breasts, lost so much blood?
Dr. Claudette Andersonanswered
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You need an exam: This change in bleeding warrants a gynecological evaluation.If ther. Is a lot of blood loss then a blood test for anemia would also be appropiate.
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