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If you drink a emergency contraseptive the same day your period is due. will it delay your period?

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Dr. Stuart Hickerson answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Possbilbe: I am unfamiliar about drinking emergency contraceptives, but the emergency contraceptives I know about are high dose estrogen pills and they can change your period. I would be prudent and check a pregnancy test.

Dr Juchau and another doctor agreed

Answered 10/2/2014

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