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A 25-year-old female asked:
The day after having unprotected sex i took the plan b pill, 5 days later i started spotting light red/pink, is this implantation bleeding?
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Dr. Derek Haasanswered
Specializes in Fertility Medicine
Probably not: The plan B pill is a high dose of progesterone which makes your uterine lining incompatible with a potential embryo. That high dose of progesterone can also cause your lining to be more friable and likely to bleed. It's very common to have irregular spotting when you take plan B. Less likely to be implantation bleeding.
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A 24-year-old female asked:
Hello. I have a ? I had unprotected sex took a next day pill and a day later I bleed again for 5/days.this happens in April Now in may I should of started my period on the 1st today's the 8th and I been spotting for 2days really lite pink.and I have may
A Verified Doctoranswered
Internal Medicine 38 years experience
Cannot say: there is a small chance of pregnancy BUT
there's a 100% chance that the next day pill changed your hormonal balance. Pregnancy tests are effective at ... Read More
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Last updated Apr 26, 2019
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