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What Causes Prolonged Vaginal Bleeding Along With Nausea Post Intake Of Plan B?

Hello, I hadn t been sexually active for about 4 months and hadn t had any plan to be so wasn t using any form of birth control. Ended up taking Plan B on the 14th, felt fine until the following Sunday I started bleeding. It s been almost a week and am still bleeding. Have had nausea, fatigue, and headaches as well.
Fri, 10 Jul 2015
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Plan B is a type of emergency contraception pill. It is birth control pill that can prevent pregnancy after unprotected sex. It is a one-dose regimen which contains 1.5 milligrams of levonorgestrel. Depending upon where you are in your cycle, Plan B works in one of these ways:
1. It may prevent or delay ovulation.
2. It may interfere with fertilization of an egg.

Potential side effects of Plan B include: nausea, abdominal pain, fatigue, headache, menstrual changes (unexpected bleeding), dizziness, breast tenderness and vomiting.

You are experiencing some of the above mentioned effects.

But, nothing to worry. The symptoms will slowly come down. Since it is a hormone preparation, your periods will be back to normal in next cycle or two.

It is advisable to have protected sex than to consume the pill regularly as Plan B is to be used as 'emergency' contraception.
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What Causes Prolonged Vaginal Bleeding Along With Nausea Post Intake Of Plan B?

Plan B is a type of emergency contraception pill. It is birth control pill that can prevent pregnancy after unprotected sex. It is a one-dose regimen which contains 1.5 milligrams of levonorgestrel. Depending upon where you are in your cycle, Plan B works in one of these ways: 1. It may prevent or delay ovulation. 2. It may interfere with fertilization of an egg. Potential side effects of Plan B include: nausea, abdominal pain, fatigue, headache, menstrual changes (unexpected bleeding), dizziness, breast tenderness and vomiting. You are experiencing some of the above mentioned effects. But, nothing to worry. The symptoms will slowly come down. Since it is a hormone preparation, your periods will be back to normal in next cycle or two. It is advisable to have protected sex than to consume the pill regularly as Plan B is to be used as emergency contraception.