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Excessive vaginal bleeding after stopping birth control?

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Dr. Dennis Higginbotham answered

Specializes in American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology

May be normal: It is not clear what you mean by excessive vaginal bleeding - but it is quite common for the periods yo be heavier after stopping the pill than what you were experiencing while on the pill.

Answered 4/19/2013

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