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Took plan b 68 hours after unprotected sex, 9 days later had a dark brown discharge for only a couple hours. what could this mean?

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Need pregnancy test: Emergency contraception is not 100% effective, so a pregnancy test is in order around the time of expected onset of your menstrual period. Brown discharge could be related to treatment with plan b, but could also be related to early pregnancy.

Answered 4/19/2014

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