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What Could Brown Discharge A Week After Intercourse Indicate?
Hello I am 17 and I had sex with a condom but I was scared the condom broke so I took plan b 9 hours later I had sex on the 15th of july so its been about a week today and I got this bleeding it was brownish reddish does this mean I am pregnant o am very scared
Wed, 5 Nov 2014
Thank you for the question.
It is not uncommon to have some breakthrough bleeding in the week after taking PlanB. Also, if the bleeding is a small amount, it might makes its way out as a brownish discharge. This is normal. What you should know, though, is that it is not 100% effective. For this reasons, I would recommend that you take another pregnancy test to be sure you are not pregnant - this should be at least 2-3 weeks after the last episode of unprotected intercourse.
I hope that this helps and good luck!
Dr. Raichle
It is not uncommon to have some breakthrough bleeding in the week after taking PlanB. Also, if the bleeding is a small amount, it might makes its way out as a brownish discharge. This is normal. What you should know, though, is that it is not 100% effective. For this reasons, I would recommend that you take another pregnancy test to be sure you are not pregnant - this should be at least 2-3 weeks after the last episode of unprotected intercourse.
I hope that this helps and good luck!
Dr. Raichle
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