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Unprotected Sex. Taking Morning After Pill, Vaginal Bleeding. Implantation Bleeding Or Birth Control Side-effects?
i had unprotected sex to night in a row on 1/9 and 10 and took th emorning after pill on the eleventh. I had my last period on 1/4-11 and my previous cycle was 12/5-12. On the fourteenth i experienced bleeding as though i having another cycle. I bled alot on the fifteenth and today, the sixteenth, the bleeding has slowed down. Is this implanation bleeding or the side effects of the morning after pill thinning my uterus and making my body beleive it is on its cycle so I dont get pregnant? the pill or implantation bleeding??? please help
Tue, 31 Dec 2013
Hi,
Thanks for the query.
Emergency pill can alter the menstrual cycle depending on the period of the cycle when the tablet was taken.
As you have taken the tablet in the first half of the cycle, it might have preponed your menstrual flow by leading to withdrawal effect.
The possibility of pregnancy is less in your case, as you had intercourse in the first week of the menstrual cycle and as you took the emergency pill.
So, possibly the bleeding you had could be due to emergency pill only.
Repeated usage of emergency pills can lead to menstrual irregularities.
So, better to choose some regular method of contraception.
Take care.
Thanks for the query.
Emergency pill can alter the menstrual cycle depending on the period of the cycle when the tablet was taken.
As you have taken the tablet in the first half of the cycle, it might have preponed your menstrual flow by leading to withdrawal effect.
The possibility of pregnancy is less in your case, as you had intercourse in the first week of the menstrual cycle and as you took the emergency pill.
So, possibly the bleeding you had could be due to emergency pill only.
Repeated usage of emergency pills can lead to menstrual irregularities.
So, better to choose some regular method of contraception.
Take care.
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Hello,
The cause of the bleeding is due to the withdrawal effect caused by the pill intake as the emergency pill contains a high dose of hormone enough to disrupt the normal hormonal milieu of the body. The pill is very effective if taken within the stipulated time-interval after unprotected intercourse. Please remember, use of the pill should be restricted to once or twice during a year as it can otherwise lead to gross hormonal imbalances. You may also expect a delayed normal period and if you do not see your next normal period within 10-14 days after it is due, please get further help from a specialist. Take care.
The cause of the bleeding is due to the withdrawal effect caused by the pill intake as the emergency pill contains a high dose of hormone enough to disrupt the normal hormonal milieu of the body. The pill is very effective if taken within the stipulated time-interval after unprotected intercourse. Please remember, use of the pill should be restricted to once or twice during a year as it can otherwise lead to gross hormonal imbalances. You may also expect a delayed normal period and if you do not see your next normal period within 10-14 days after it is due, please get further help from a specialist. Take care.
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