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Expert: Bob Kambic - 9/25/2007


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I was on birth control for a week last month and didn't like the way my body reacted so I went off of it and had my period and then two weeks later I had my period again. It's been over a month now and I still haven't had my next period...is this normal?

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You were on the pill for a very short time but it probably threw your body a curve ball. After the pill - Some women return to normal cycling with no problem, others take sometime to resume normal cycling. You can't predict what will happen because all women are different. Even though you only took it for a week, you probably need time to resume cycling.

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Bob Kambic

Expertise

Natural Family Planning, Periodic Abstinence, Rhythm, Catholic Church Method of Family Planning, Withdrawal, Condoms, Abstinence, Breast Feeding.

Experience

On the faculty of Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health for 22 years.

Publications
AJOBGYN, AJPH, Fertility and Sterility, Advances in Contraception, International Family Planning Perspectives, America, etc.

Education/Credentials
Duquesne University BA, University of Pittsburgh MSH, Johns Hopkins all but dissertation for PhD (ABD). Over 50 peer review articles on these topics, advisor to Planned Parenthood and to Vatican.

Past/Present Clients
Planned Parenthood, Family Planning Clinics, Womens' Reproductive Health Clinics, The Vatican, US Conference of Catholic Bishops, WHO, USAID, programs in Asia, Africa, Europe, South America, and the USA.

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