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What Causes Bleeding After Unprotected Sex And Pill Consumption?
my period ended on 4th september. I had protected sex on13th with my boyfriend and also took a contraceptive pill within 1hour of sex. Now i had bleeding on 19th which lasted till 21st. Is this bleeding due to implantation or effects of contraceptive pill?
Wed, 22 Jul 2020
Hi,
According to your history the possibility of pregnancy is less as there was protected intercourse and you have taken the emergency contraceptive pill within 1 hour. The bleeding you had could be mostly due to the withdrawal effect of emergency contraceptive pill. The emergency contraceptive pill can lead to the withdrawal bleeding because of the high dose of hormone in it.
Especially when the pill is taken during the first half of the menstrual cycle that can lead to early onset of the bleeding. If you want to be sure, please go for a blood test for pregnancy after 2 weeks of intercourse. If the serum beta HCG levels in the blood test are less than 5, that rules out the possibility of pregnancy.
Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Sree Gouri S. R., OBGYN
According to your history the possibility of pregnancy is less as there was protected intercourse and you have taken the emergency contraceptive pill within 1 hour. The bleeding you had could be mostly due to the withdrawal effect of emergency contraceptive pill. The emergency contraceptive pill can lead to the withdrawal bleeding because of the high dose of hormone in it.
Especially when the pill is taken during the first half of the menstrual cycle that can lead to early onset of the bleeding. If you want to be sure, please go for a blood test for pregnancy after 2 weeks of intercourse. If the serum beta HCG levels in the blood test are less than 5, that rules out the possibility of pregnancy.
Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Sree Gouri S. R., OBGYN
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