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What Causes Brown Discharge In Periods?

A week ago (Sunday) my boyfriend and I had unprotected sex, I then took an emergency contraceptive (Tuesday) and then Wednesday I had an appointment for a PAP. I ve heard that PAPs and emergency contraceptives can be cause for spotting but now since Saturday I have had light cramping and dark reddish brownish spotting ONLY when I wipe after using the restroom. It is now Sunday and am worried as to what can be wrong. I m thinking either I did not take the emergency contraceptive quickly enough for it to take, it irritated my cycle, or the PAP irritated my cycle. Any suggestions would be helpful, thanks!
Fri, 17 Oct 2014
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WELCOME

AFTER TAKING EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION ,YOU WILL GET YOUR PERIOD WITHIN A WEEK AND THATS NORMAL...

PAP WILL NOT CAUSE BLEEDING...

IF YOU DONT GET PROPER PERIOD IN TIME, DO URINE PREGNANCY TEST TO RULE OUT YOUR PREGNANCY.
THANKS
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What Causes Brown Discharge In Periods?

WELCOME AFTER TAKING EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION ,YOU WILL GET YOUR PERIOD WITHIN A WEEK AND THATS NORMAL... PAP WILL NOT CAUSE BLEEDING... IF YOU DONT GET PROPER PERIOD IN TIME, DO URINE PREGNANCY TEST TO RULE OUT YOUR PREGNANCY. THANKS