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A member asked:

I'm on levora, (ethinyl estradiol and levonorgestrel) have not missed a pill, but had unprotected sex. today i had cramps with discharge that went from red, brown, to pink. am i pregnant?

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Dr. Dennis Higginbotham answered

Specializes in American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Unlikely: The failure rate with oral contraceptives is about 1 to 3% and most of those failures involve missing more than one pill. If you do not miss pills then you are quite safe.

Dr Fowler agreed

Answered 6/11/2017

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