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Took levo as ec. few days later i bled and that day i star birth control shot. after 3 weeks i bled again. preg test neg. is birth control working?
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Yes: Irregular bleeding is a side effect of emergency contraception and the birth control injection. It may take a while for your bleeding to slow down. But the good news is that as of one week after your injection, you should be covered. So if you have been on the injection for three weeks, and your home pregnancy test is negative, then you should be good to go. The shot is more than 99% effective.
Answered 1/3/2015
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