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Continued Brown And Red Spotting During Periods, Cramps In Lower Abdomen. History Of Having Sex And Took I Pill Later. Normal Symptoms?

Hello. On 5/20/13, my boyfriend and I had protected sex (Latex condom) and he even pulled out prior to ejaculating. I felt panicked after realizing that it was technically the day before I ovulated (According to the Period Tracker app) and so I went to the store five hours later and took a morning after pill (Next Choice-One Dose). I felt nauseated after taking the pill but did not have any serious side effects. Additionally, on 05/27/13, we had protected sex again but stopped prior to him climaxing. A day before my period was supposed to start (06/01/13), I started having light spotting...first brown then red in color. The spotting has continued until today 06/04/13. Sometimes when I wipe, the blood is bright red and at other times it is brown. I ve also experienced some cramping in my lower abdomen. Yesterday I freaked out and took a First Response pregnancy test that was negative. Please help. This is the first time that I took the Morning After Pill and am seriously concerned that I may be pregnant. Are my symptoms a normative response to taking the Morning after pill during ovulation or is there a chance that I am pregnant (but it s too early for the test to detect it yet). Thanks in advance.
Sat, 8 Jun 2013
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Hi there ~

I understand your concerns. I would like to assure you that the response to taking the morning after pill during ovulation is normal and there is a very low chance of your being pregnant. It may be easy to clear these doubts by having a serum pregnancy test which can be ordered by your obstetrician. However if you want to take a urine pregnancy test again within a week and reconfirm that you are not pregnant, it might be a good idea too. I hope this helps. Please visit with you obstetrician if your pregnancy test is positive.

Take care and have a lovely day!
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Continued Brown And Red Spotting During Periods, Cramps In Lower Abdomen. History Of Having Sex And Took I Pill Later. Normal Symptoms?

Hi there ~ I understand your concerns. I would like to assure you that the response to taking the morning after pill during ovulation is normal and there is a very low chance of your being pregnant. It may be easy to clear these doubts by having a serum pregnancy test which can be ordered by your obstetrician. However if you want to take a urine pregnancy test again within a week and reconfirm that you are not pregnant, it might be a good idea too. I hope this helps. Please visit with you obstetrician if your pregnancy test is positive. Take care and have a lovely day!