Patient's question:
After staying in the room with my boyfriend, I took an emergency contraceptive pill. There was some peeling. Hello, what is the reason for peeling after taking the emergency contraceptive pill?Doctor's answer:
After staying in the same room, taking emergency contraception pills, and then experiencing another episode of skin peeling, it was due to the withdrawal bleeding caused by the emergency contraception pills. Since emergency contraception pills are hormone-based medications, after taking them, the hormone levels in the body drop rapidly. However, once the medication is withdrawn, it leads to the shedding of the endometrium, resulting in withdrawal-related skin peeling. If the amount of bleeding is similar to a normal menstrual period, it is comparable to one menstrual cycle.