Patient's question:
I and my husband didn't use contraception the last time we had sex. I took emergency contraception promptly, but I got my period that same night. My usual menstrual cycle lasts about 10 days. I want to know if the 10-day early period after taking the emergency pill is a result of taking it. What should I do?Doctor's answer:
If you take emergency contraception pills, after taking them, due to the changes in hormone levels in your body, you may experience withdrawal bleeding again in about a week. This is something that most people will experience again, but it doesn't mean that everyone will. Since you have experienced withdrawal bleeding again about ten days after taking the medication, this is a normal physiological reaction of the drug, and there is no problem.