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Taking Qlaira. Took Emergency Pill After Having Unprotected Sex. Spotting. Worried

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Iv jst started taking Qlaira and I'm still on my first box, I wanted to finish the bos first before having unprotected sex but my boyfriend and I had unprotected sex last night! Yesterday I took "pill 19" in the morning and then had unprotected sex at night. I have a small amount of blood discharge now and I was wondering if its anything to worry about?
Thu, 2 May 2013
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Hello
Thanks for your query.
Having bleeding / spotting within a few hours or days of taking the emergency contraceptive is a normal occurrence.
This effect is compounded as you are already on birth control.
There is nothing to worry about.
However, as you are very well aware, birth control , in the first month of use, is notoriously unreliable.
I would advise you to regularly use barrier method of contraception in the first month of pill use.
Right now, youve done the best you could
If you fail to have your period in 4 weeks, please take a pregnancy test.
Take care.
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Taking Qlaira. Took Emergency Pill After Having Unprotected Sex. Spotting. Worried

Hello Thanks for your query. Having bleeding / spotting within a few hours or days of taking the emergency contraceptive is a normal occurrence. This effect is compounded as you are already on birth control. There is nothing to worry about. However, as you are very well aware, birth control , in the first month of use, is notoriously unreliable. I would advise you to regularly use barrier method of contraception in the first month of pill use. Right now, youve done the best you could If you fail to have your period in 4 weeks, please take a pregnancy test. Take care.