{"id":12037,"date":"2014-09-30T14:17:54","date_gmt":"2014-09-30T14:17:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bepreparedperiod.com\/periodtalk\/answers\/light-and-short-periods-after-stopping-the-birth-control-pill\/"},"modified":"2021-11-17T14:13:13","modified_gmt":"2021-11-17T14:13:13","slug":"light-and-short-periods-after-stopping-the-birth-control-pill","status":"publish","type":"cma_thread","link":"https:\/\/www.bepreparedperiod.com\/periodtalk\/answers\/light-and-short-periods-after-stopping-the-birth-control-pill\/","title":{"rendered":"Light and short periods after stopping the birth control pill"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I took the birth control pill as my means of contraception for 9 years. I stopped taking it 9 months ago once I finally learned about the negative affects that it was having on me. Since coming off of the pill my periods have come back at regular intervals, however they are very short (1 \u00a0or 2 days with some spotting before the period starts and sometimes after it ends as well) and are very light. Any ideas on what I could do to have the most optimal menstrual cycle for optimal reproductive health?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I took the birth control pill as my means of contraception for 9 years. I stopped taking it 9 months ago once I finally learned about the negative affects that it was having on me. 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