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When to stop progesterone pills

3 August, 2014

Question:

I am currently on the mini pill, seven months postpartum. I have had a regular period for the past five months. If I miss a pill even by half an hour I will almost always have mid cycle bleeding⁄staining which keeps me a nidda for a month instead of two weeks.

I am interested in getting pregnant again and wanted to know when would be the best time to stop taking the pills ( before⁄after my period, etc…) in order to somehow make the bleeding I would get from going off the pill and my menstrual bleeding coincide, so as not to prolong being a nidda? Thank you.


Answer:

Mazal tov on the recent birth of your baby!

Unfortunately is it not unusual to experience irregular bleeding after going off of the minipill. You can try to allign the withdrawal bleeding with your period by stopping the pills a few days before you expect your period, but there is no guarantee that you won't continue to experience bleeding or staining even after your period would have ended. However, not all staining will render a woman niddah or invalidate the clean days. Please see our article on stains for more information, and don't hesitate to be in touch with your local rabbi, or with us, if you have difficulty counting the clean days.

B'Hatzlacha!


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