What Causes Spotting After Having I Pill?

Posted on Tue, 6 Jan 2015

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Tue, 6 Jan 2015 Answered on

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Question : Hey I had my periods on 25th and I had sex on 29th...had ipill in order to be on the safe side.After a week ..I m.having slight bleeding.I want to know for how long this will continue??? If my periods have to get late ..then by how many days?

Answered by Dr. Aarti Abraham (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Bleeding might last for XXXXXXX 5 days, periods might be late by a week .

Detailed Answer:
Hello
Thanks for writing to us with your health concern.
The mild bleeding is normal after intake of the I pill.
It should subside in 1 - 2 days, maximum within 5 days.
The period might be preponed or postponed by maximum 10 days, generally a week.
Please use reliable contraception for the rest of your cycle.
All the best.
Please feel free to discuss further.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Aarti Abraham (37 hours later)

Thank u so much for your assistance .One more thing,i have the tendency of having irregular periods,so if it gets delayed by more than 10 days,is there anything to worry about?

Answered by Dr. Aarti Abraham (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Can be delayed more, don’t worry.

Detailed Answer:

With irregular cycles, the periods might be delayed even more.
You should not worry about it.
Take care.

You can reach me directly anytime using the following link -
http://doctor.healthcaremagic.com/doctors/dr-aarti-abraham/64623

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Bhagyalaxmi Nalaparaju