A member asked:

I havent taken plan b since june but have been taking apri contraceptives i have been experiencing bleeding during intimacy after not taking the sugar pills for the month prior what should i do?

3 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
Dr. Yvette Kratzberg answered

Specializes in Pediatrics

28 day Birth control pills should be taken for the full 4 weeks of the menstrual cycle (including the white pill week). Allowing your hormone levels to return to low levels during the period week is vital for resetting your system. Keeping your hormone levels artificially high by not taking the placebo pills will cause side effects such as intermittent bleeding, breast tenderness and nausea.

Answered 9/9/2021

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Bleeding following coitus should not occur and should be evaluated by a trusted gynecologist. While there, he/she should also be able to give advice on adequate contraception.

Answered 9/14/2021

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