On April 27th my boyfriend and I had protected sexual intercourse with a condom. He pulled out with the condom still on but then took it off and accidentally ejaculated a little bit basically on my clitoris. We quickly wiped it off but to be safe we bought an emergency contraceptive, the brand "take action" which is 1.5mg of levonorgestrel. Now, a week later on May 4th, I'm experiencing some brownish pinkish reddish discharge on my underwear and on the toilet paper, I was also experiencing a little bit of cramping and the feeling that I need to urinate often. Are these normal symptoms of the pill?
Took emergency contraception. A week later brown discharge, cramping, frequent urination?
Question posted by emilyy414 on 4 May 2021
Last updated on 13 May 2021
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LousArk
6 May 2021
Yes, they are common symptoms from Levonorgestrel. It's a huge dose of artificial hormone for your body to deal with.
emilyy414
6 May 2021
okay, thank you for answering!
LousArk
6 May 2021
You're very welcome.
emilyy414
13 May 2021
hi, it’s been 10 days and i’m still bleeding and it’s gotten slightly heavier. is this normal or could it be my period?
emilyy414
13 May 2021
also, it’s still brown and dark red.
LousArk
13 May 2021
Very common. In some cases, women have irregular bleeding or even no bleeding, for months afterwards, as well as other hormonal side effects.
There's no way of knowing what is a true period (bleeding to release womb lining following ovulation) until things become regular again.
LousArk
13 May 2021
I don't think you're at significant risk of pregnancy, under the circumstances you described.
If you don't already know, it might help in future, to learn how your menstrual cycle works, as there is only roughly 1 week of the month that you're at risk of pregnancy. They don't tend to teach you that. You have to research for yourself.
Your menstrual cycle runs from the first day of your period (that is Day 1 of your menstrual cycle), up until the day before your next period.
If you have a regular period, then most women ovulate somewhere around day 14 of their cycle (it can vary a little).
In the (up to) 5 days leading up to ovulation, your cervical mucus changes in consistency, ready to save any sperm that enters your vagina, for when you ovulate. That means you can become pregnant from sex you had up to 5 days before ovulation.
If you learn how to chart your fertility symptoms each day (seems complicated at first, but is easy after a couple of cycles), you can know exactly what your body is doing, & when you are fertile. You can even use that to avoid sex, or use extra precautions, during the fertile days & the ovulation day (& the day after, to be safe).
If you have an 'accident' when you are close to ovulation, it is possibly better to use the emergency pill, called, Ella (Ulipristal Acetate), rather than Levonorgestrel (Take Action, Plan B, My Way etc), as Ella is the only emergency pill that has been proven can prevent pregnancy during the 24 hours around ovulation itself. However, even that pill isn't guaranteed. You can see this on the Ella website.
Levonorgestrel might work in that situation, but it has not been proven.
emilyy414
13 May 2021
okay! thank you so much! that info was very helpful
LousArk
14 May 2021
No problem :)
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