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too light of a period after having an abortion?
i'm 17/f . Around January i had a medical abortion and i never went to the check up appointment because i live too far away. i've never felt like anything was wrong, ive had normal periods and havent had any pains or anything. I've been on birth control since then, but this months period is SUPER light but i had horrible cramps like 4 days before i actually got it, i usually have a heavy flow that lasts like 5 days. But i know one of the effects of birth control is to shorten and lighten your period. I was wondering if it was possible that i could have a clot left over from the abortion that is blocking all my menstrual blood to go through, or if its just the birth control working its magic? please help!
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It seems that you have really done your research beforehand. After an abortion, it may take up to 6 months for your menstrual cycle to settle, and lighter periods may be a result in the process. However, I don't think this is the case since it's been ten months. The other option is more likely, a widely experienced symptom of using birth control pills is lighter (usually 1-2 days) and much REDDER or BROWNER periods - so check for those symptoms! Cramps are also normal, along with heightened emotions or no PMS symptoms, depending on which pill you're on. Also, a less pleasant side effect of estrogen-rich birth control pills is severe migraines, do you have those? As for the abortion issues, you definitely NEED to go to followups, they're so important! Please do take care of yourself, I hope this helped.
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It is common for women who take birth control to experience light or no periods after a few months of taking it. Birth control is sometimes taken by women who also have heavy period flow to help reduce the pain and the bleeding. An abortion is a procedure your body will need time to heal and recover and this could be the explanation of your heavy periods.
Just like any other form of birth control your body would need to adjust. The light period is very likely due to being on birth control for a few months. A clot is very unlikely but if you are concerned you could schedule an appointment with an OBGYN and get checked out.
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