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What Causes Vaginal Bleeding Post Intake Of Morning After Pill?
Does the bright red bleeding after taking the morning-after pill but before that it was a dark red bleeding she s been bleeding off and on after taking the morning-after pill at the end of her cycle we had unprotected sex so she took the morning after pill with 24 hours later is the morning after pill very effective and will she have her period
Fri, 29 Jul 2016
Hello dear
Understand your concern
Vaginal bleeding after the morning after pill is normal in women. (It will occur 5-7 days after taking pill, you forget to mention when you too it) It is withdrawal bleeding due to high progesterone in the Morning after pill,
Morning after pill is 95 percent effective if taken with in 24 hour after sex.
Morning after pill also cause delay in the period as it cause prolongation of second phase of cycle.
So period may be delayed by 5-7 days.
Do not worry, post bleeding after pill and delay in period are normal.
If period will delay by the 10-12 days from normal expected period date then go for pregnancy confirmation by Urine pregnancy test and or Blood HCG .
Hope this may help you
Best regards
Dr. Sagar
Understand your concern
Vaginal bleeding after the morning after pill is normal in women. (It will occur 5-7 days after taking pill, you forget to mention when you too it) It is withdrawal bleeding due to high progesterone in the Morning after pill,
Morning after pill is 95 percent effective if taken with in 24 hour after sex.
Morning after pill also cause delay in the period as it cause prolongation of second phase of cycle.
So period may be delayed by 5-7 days.
Do not worry, post bleeding after pill and delay in period are normal.
If period will delay by the 10-12 days from normal expected period date then go for pregnancy confirmation by Urine pregnancy test and or Blood HCG .
Hope this may help you
Best regards
Dr. Sagar
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