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Any harm for a female to take plan b contraceptive 2x in 1 month (on separate occasions)? or 3x in 2 months? thank you.

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Dr. Stuart Hickerson answered

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Possible: One problem would be that taking the hormone pill that frequently would be like taking it regularly. This leads to side effects: headache, hypertension, blood clots.

Answered 6/28/2016

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A member asked:

Any harm for a female to take plan b contraceptive 2x in 1 month (on separate occasions)? or 3x in 2 months? thank you.

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Stuart Hickerson answered

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