How Can Menstruation Be Made Consistent While Experiencing Heavy Bleeding After Taking Plan-B?

Posted on Wed, 18 Apr 2018

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Question : i took the plan b and my cycle is all over the place in terms of the consistency of the bleeding and the bleeding flow. will i be able to tell if it is finally over? my period has been for 10 days now and it ia usually 7 days long

Answered by Dr. Bonnie Berger-Durnbaugh (1 hour later)

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Detailed Answer:

Hello,

When a woman doesn't ovulate, or when a high dose of hormone is taken, then the cycle won't be regular. Once your own estrogen kicks up again, the bleeding will slow down and stop.

If you are bleeding heavily, or this is going on for more than 2 weeks, then see your doctor. It can be stopped with a birth control pill that has a combination of estrogen and progestin (low dose for both) in it. But you may find that the bleeding trails off and stops in the next few days.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards

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