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I had unprotected sex the day after my period ended, i took a plan b less than 24 hours later, now a week later i'm having a light bleeding.

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Dr. Douglas Lawson answered

Bleeding: The plan B often causes some irregular bleeding. Check a pregnancy test in a week to be certain, but its also likely time to consider a birth control pill as recurrent plan B use eventually often ends in a pregnancy.

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Answered 3/8/2015

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A member asked:

I had unprotected sex the day after my period ended, i took a plan b less than 24 hours later, now a week later i'm having a light bleeding.

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Douglas Lawson answered

Dr Ali and another doctor agreed

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