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I had unprotected sex on the 3rd day of my period. i usually do 6-7 days. the bleeding continued right after but stopped the next day. is this bad ?

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Dr. Stanley Swaby answered

No: Many women have 1 or 2 menstrual cycles per year that varies outside what is normal for them in terms of flow or number of days. This is not 'bad' unless the variation is such that the bleeding could become life threatening, that is, it is unusually excessive of prolonged.

Answered 5/9/2020

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A member asked:

I had unprotected sex on the 3rd day of my period. i usually do 6-7 days. the bleeding continued right after but stopped the next day. is this bad ?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Stanley Swaby answered

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