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Does Plan-B Stop Periods For A Month?

Hello,I recently had sex with an ultra-thin condom that had been stored in the glove box of a truck for a couple months. The condom broke and wanting to be safe, I went to the pharmacy and got Plan B- one step. My period would normally have started within a few day, this week. I took the pill within an hour of the accident, which was yesterday. Today I am very tired, which I understand is a common side effect. I also had some bleeding. I assumed the pill had an insta-period affect. That it would initiate my period to prevent pregnancy. However, after doing some research, I discovered that it is more likely to just be spotting.Does this mean that since I took the ecp, I will not have a period until the next month?Sincerely,College is no place for a baby
posted on Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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Hi,
Emergency contraceptive pill contains high dose of hormone and this tends to disturb the normal hormonal milieu resulting in withdrawal bleeding soon after ingestion of the pill. You may also expect your next normal period to get delayed by a week or two. Efficacy of the pill is very high when taken within the stipulated time. So, you need not worry about failure. Moreover, if you can time the intercourse to happen during the safe period, it is very helpful. Please remember, use of emergency pills should be restricted to once or twice a year, for the real emergencies and not as a regular measure. Hope you find this information useful. Take care.
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Does Plan-B Stop Periods For A Month?

Hi, Emergency contraceptive pill contains high dose of hormone and this tends to disturb the normal hormonal milieu resulting in withdrawal bleeding soon after ingestion of the pill. You may also expect your next normal period to get delayed by a week or two. Efficacy of the pill is very high when taken within the stipulated time. So, you need not worry about failure. Moreover, if you can time the intercourse to happen during the safe period, it is very helpful. Please remember, use of emergency pills should be restricted to once or twice a year, for the real emergencies and not as a regular measure. Hope you find this information useful. Take care.