Can Plan B Causes Amenorrhea?

Posted on Thu, 19 Sep 2013

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Thu, 19 Sep 2013 Answered on

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Question : Can plan b one step cause amenorrhea

Answered by Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar (-5 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Plan B can cause irregularity of periods

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

Amenorrhoea is term used if the woman does not menstruate for at least 3 consecutive months.

Plan B can cause it rarely. Most of the times it cause irregularity of periods and the woman gains the regular cycles within 3 months of taking it.

Hope this answers.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Aparna Kohli