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is it normal to get your period VERY early after taking the morning after pill?

By June 3, 2010 - 3:38pm
 
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Me and my boyfriend were having sex when the condom broke, we didn't notice it and he finished inside me. I went and got the morning after pill right away. I experienced terrible nauseous, and the next day i thought i started spotting a bit. It didnt stop and now it has turned so heavy so i am assuming it is my normal period. However i am not due to get mine for about 2 and a half more weeks. I am wondering if this is normal, if it really is my period, and if this will mean my cycle will be messed up or not. I wanted to go on the pill but now i am wondering if that too could only mess with my body more.

( I have used the morning after pill once before, and i experienced none of this, everything was normal.)

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Anonymous

Hi,
I took the morning after pill a few weeks ago and then my period started a week after I took it. My period ended around February 21th and I had unprotected sex on the 22nd. He did not come inside me and I haven't had sex since then. I started to feel pain like period pain and have a sore lower back about 2 days ago. should I take the pregnancy test now or wait for a few days?
Thanks.

March 1, 2017 - 8:42pm
Guide (reply to Anonymous)

Hello Anonymous,

Wait for your next period to start. Be aware that an emergency contraceptive can cause changes in your menstrual cycle. Your next period might start earlier or later than expected, but not by more than five days.

If your period for March is late by more than one week, then test.

Regards,
Maryann

March 2, 2017 - 8:20am
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Anonymous (reply to Maryann Gromisch RN)

Hi. I just want to ask if early menstration is normal (a week early than usual),i was took 4pills and another 4 pills after 12hrs last may 27 as EC for unprotected sex. My mens is lighter unlike before. I got my period june 2 and till now but its not heavy. Or i am pregnant? Thank you.

June 4, 2017 - 9:37am
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Anonymous

I Did it February 14th and took the pill on February 15th. He didn't cum inside, he used a condom, but I might have been rubbed slightly with pre cum without a condom before hand. I took a test on Thursday and it was obviously negative (but the test was from the dollar store so idk). I got what seems like a period today which is February 21st. It's not spotting. Am I good?

February 21, 2017 - 5:53pm
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Anonymous

Hello. I had sex for the first time last Feb 12, 4th day of my period. He did not cum inside me for sure but I took Plan B on the 15th just to be sure because I'm afraid of the pre-cum. And it was my first time so I'm very afraid. Experienced spotting on the 18th till today, 20th. It's starting to feel like a normal period since it's a little heavier than spotting now. My next period shoul be on Mar 11. Should I expect later than that since I'm currently bleeding now or stick to Mar 11? Are there any chances of pregnancy? I'm feeling light headed and experiencing cramps days after i took it. Iam so stressed. PLEase help me. IS fever normal? I dont think this is from the pill tho. Im just so tired from work. thanks

February 20, 2017 - 7:43pm
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Anonymous

Hi. I had unprotected sex on Jan. 21, 2 days before ovulation but he didn't ejaculated inside me. I took the morning after pill about 30 hours later. after about a week my nipples feel sore and tender. I'm so worried right now and I'm also peeing a lot. I took a pregnancy test but it came out negative. I got my period yesterday which is a day early than expected but it is so light and I'm worried that it may be implantation bleeding. Is this a side effect of the pill or am I pregnant. please help me.

February 7, 2017 - 10:29pm
Guide (reply to Anonymous)

Hello Anonymous,

The morning after pill can cause changes in the menstrual cycle. The next period can start earlier or later than expected. Flow can be lighter or heavier than normal.

Implantation bleeding is pink or brown spotting. It occurs about six to 12 days following conception, lasts about 2 to 3 days, and never increases to a flow.

If this light bleeding is more than spotting and continues, it is not implantation bleeding, but rather a side effect of the pill.

Regards,
Maryann

February 8, 2017 - 10:03am
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Anonymous

I am having light bleeding after 7 days of taking the pill, also feeling a little week and having headache, is this normal after having a pill or any sign of pregnancy?

February 5, 2017 - 1:54am
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Anonymous

Hi,
My last normal period began on December 24th 2016 and ended December 27th. My boyfriend came over on the 31st and we lost our virginity to each other. Half way through, he had to go to the toilet and returned, and we kept going for about 20 minutes with no condom on (we were previously using protection). He did not finish inside me (in fact did not finish at all) and so we gave up and he went home. The next morning i became petrified at the thought of pregnancy even though he did not cum ! So i went to the pharmacy and got the ECP pill, took it, and on the 7th of January (2017, exactly 7 days after taking the pill) began to experience cramps and spotting. I absolutely freaked out and immediately thought I was pregnant, but then the bleeding continued for a couple of days until the 11th, seeming like a normal period.
To conclude this essay of information, I am wondering if I will get my normal period when it would normally be expected (anywhere between the 20th and 26th of this month) or whether this period (that was nearly 3 weeks early) will become my cycle ? and am i still at risk of pregnancy?

thanks in advance

January 22, 2017 - 6:34am

Hello I had my periods on 20 december and i had unprotected sex on 1 jan. I took plan B. And now my period came 1.5 weeks early and only for three days with brownish discharge and then normal discharge Am I pregnant?

January 19, 2017 - 12:35am
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