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I stopped taking my continuous birth control 2 weeks ago. i had a 3,day period a week ago. today i just finished what seemed like another period but it was thick dark bloody mucous mostly after urinating otherwise it was dark spotting and cramps/stomach a

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Dr. Karen Butler answered

Sns: Once you stop the birth control it takes the body 3 days to regulate itself so will be abnormal to have breakthrough bleeding and or irregular periods for a while. Check a pregnancy test as well

Answered 10/3/2015

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A member asked:

I stopped taking my continuous birth control 2 weeks ago. i had a 3,day period a week ago. today i just finished what seemed like another period but it was thick dark bloody mucous mostly after urinating otherwise it was dark spotting and cramps/stomach a

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Karen Butler answered

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