Periods generally stand in for menstruation. Menstruation after a week of taking birth control pills may be a normal menstrual period, but it may also be caused by withdrawal bleeding or a side effect of the medication.
1. Normal menstruation. There are many types of birth control pills. If you are taking a short-acting birth control pill, it has the effect of regulating menstruation. If you take the pill for a week and then have your period, it is likely to be a normal menstrual cycle. You can observe the amount of bleeding, and if it is a normal menstrual cycle, you do not need to deal with it.
2. Withdrawal bleeding. Contraceptive pills contain estrogen and progesterone, after taking the drug will lead to fluctuations in the body’s hormone levels, if you interrupt the use of the drug or take emergency contraceptive pills, may lead to part of the uterine lining shedding and thus appeared to use the drug a week after the phenomenon of menstruation, in fact, for the drug-induced withdrawal bleeding symptoms.
3. Drug side effects. If frequent use of contraceptive pills may lead to hormonal disorders in the body, endocrine disorders will affect the menstrual cycle, there will be a week after the use of the drug after menstruation. Avoid taking birth control pills at will, and adjust your menstrual cycle after combining the sex hormone six tests in time.
There are many reasons for taking birth control pills for a week after menstruation, we need to pay attention to the observation of the bleeding situation, avoid unauthorized use of medication, it is recommended to check the cause of the symptomatic treatment.