Withdrawal bleeding after taking birth control pills

Sometimes when two people in love are overwhelmed with emotion, things that are out of control are likely to happen. However, couples who do not plan to have children must take contraceptive measures. This is the most convenient method that most people would choose, which is to take emergency contraceptive pills. However, some people will experience withdrawal bleeding after taking the medicine. What should they do at this time to reduce the damage to the body?

How many days does withdrawal bleeding last after taking emergency contraceptive pills?

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It usually lasts for 3-7 days.

Withdrawal bleeding is also called "substitute menstruation". It is a vaginal bleeding phenomenon similar to menstruation. It is called substitute menstruation because the bleeding is controlled by medication instead of following the normal menstrual date. If a woman experiences withdrawal bleeding after taking emergency contraceptive pills, the withdrawal bleeding usually occurs within 1 week after taking the pills and lasts for a short time, mostly 3-4 days, and a small number of women experience it for about 7 days.

What causes withdrawal bleeding after taking emergency contraceptive pills?

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Because emergency contraceptive pills contain very high levels of progesterone, after women take emergency contraceptive pills, the level of progesterone in their bodies will rise briefly and then drop, causing feedback bleeding in the endometrium. This is a normal drug reaction.

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If women of childbearing age take emergency contraceptive pills at different times of the menstrual cycle, the effects on menstruation will also vary.

1. If taken in the first half of the menstrual cycle, it may interfere with women's menstruation and cause vaginal withdrawal bleeding.

2. If taken in the second half of the menstrual cycle, it will have less interference with women's menstruation and may not cause withdrawal bleeding.

What to do if you have withdrawal bleeding after taking emergency contraceptive pills

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Normal reaction, no action required.

The withdrawal bleeding that occurs after taking emergency contraceptive pills is a normal reaction to the pills and generally does not require treatment. Usually, this bleeding will disappear automatically after three or four days. Moreover, this situation will only occur in the month when the medicine is taken and will not have any impact in the future.

If the amount of bleeding is similar to normal menstrual flow, it can be treated as a menstrual period. Conventional contraceptive methods should be adopted immediately after the bleeding stops.

Does withdrawal bleeding after taking Yuting mean that contraception is successful?

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It has nothing to do with the success of contraception.

The probability of withdrawal bleeding after a woman takes emergency contraceptive pills after having sex with a man is less than 5%. Whether or not there is bleeding is a normal phenomenon and has nothing to do with whether the contraception is successful, so there is no need to worry too much.

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If you want to know whether the contraception is successful, you can check whether the next menstruation comes or use a pregnancy test stick to check whether you are pregnant about 14 days after having sex.