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 Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2011 11:13 pm
I took birth control for 4 days, and I stoped because of how anxious I was getting, and nauseous. Well I did have sex the night I went on it(Sunday), and the night I stoped(Thursday). And i noticed today(Friday) that on one of my boobs, there's a swollen red bump on my aeroa or however you spell it, and theres a vein going up that's red also. Is it normal to get that when you stop taking birth control, or could it mean i'm pregnant?
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Posted: Sat Aug 13, 2011 7:14 am
Pregnancy is possible any time you have sex. Birth control decreases the risk, but it does not eliminate it.
If you were using the pill, then it generally takes one week for it to get into your system and become effective. So if you were on it for only four days, it may have been offering you little to no protection at that time. If you were not using a condom during that time, then you might have basically had unprotected sex, which would mean a higher chance of being pregnant.
But if you were pregnant from this past Sunday or Thursday's sex, you would probably not be noticing symptoms this soon. Even the very earliest symptoms don't generally start showing up until at least two weeks into a pregnancy.
So the change in your breasts is likely due to birth control or puberty. When the breasts grow (which can happen from puberty or hormonal birth control), their blood flow generally increases, which means there may be more noticeable veins. You can point it out to your doctor the next time you go in just to be safe.
The symptoms of early pregnancy are the same as the symptoms for a lot of things (like birth control, an oncoming period, the flu, etc.). So you can never tell whether or not you are pregnant based on what symptoms you do or do not have. The only way to know whether or not you are pregnant is by taking a pregnancy test.
Make sure you are using condoms every time. If you do not like the symptoms of one kind of hormonal birth control, then talk to your doctor about switching to a different kind. There are many kinds to choose from. But be aware that the first three months or so are usually the worst for hormonal birth control. After that, the symptoms often die down a bit. So unless you're having serious symptoms or symptoms that are interfering with your life, your doctor might suggest sticking with a method for longer than three months to see how you adjust to it.
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