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Took an emergency contraceptive on the first day of my period. it's past five days and i'm still bleeding heavily on sixth day. s'posed to be 4days?

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Varies: the paln B progesterone pills can cause bleeding up to 7-10 days- this is a normal side effect. You may want to consider regular birth control pills.

Answered 8/11/2014

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6 days ok: Hormones like the emergency contraceptive you took can cause your period to be different. 6 days of bleeding is not unusual.

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