Heavy bleeding is not a sign of pregnancy, but rather, it is the absence of bleeding that is a possible sign of pregnancy.
I am assuming your girlfriend consenting to taking the emergency contraception? When woman use "EC", it can cause irregular bleeding between periods (the "EC" is a mega-dose of hormones...found in regular birth control pills). It is the mega-dose of hormones that can cause the irregular or heavy bleeding.
If her heavy bleeding is considered "abnormal heavy bleeding", then she may want to call her doctor. Abnormal heavy bleeding would be described as:
- needing to change tampons or sanitary pads every 1-2 hours
- period lasts longer than 7 days
- Produces a total blood loss of about 5 1/2 tablespoons or more
- Interferes with her life (see link below for more detail)
- Causes tiredness, fatigue or shortness of breath (symptoms of anemia)
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Heavy bleeding is not a sign of pregnancy, but rather, it is the absence of bleeding that is a possible sign of pregnancy.
I am assuming your girlfriend consenting to taking the emergency contraception? When woman use "EC", it can cause irregular bleeding between periods (the "EC" is a mega-dose of hormones...found in regular birth control pills). It is the mega-dose of hormones that can cause the irregular or heavy bleeding.
If her heavy bleeding is considered "abnormal heavy bleeding", then she may want to call her doctor. Abnormal heavy bleeding would be described as:
- needing to change tampons or sanitary pads every 1-2 hours
- period lasts longer than 7 days
- Produces a total blood loss of about 5 1/2 tablespoons or more
- Interferes with her life (see link below for more detail)
- Causes tiredness, fatigue or shortness of breath (symptoms of anemia)
You can read more about abnormal or normal periods at: How to Know if Your Period is Normal
Does this help?
October 18, 2009 - 6:38pmThis Comment
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