Last month, I got my period as normal. Two days after it stopped, I had sex with my partner. Unfortunatelty, the Condom broke. I knew that there was little chance I could get pregnant because my period had just finished, but just to be on the safe side, I booked in for an apointment at my local Family Planning Clinic.
They gave me the ECP to make sure that I wouldn't get pregnant. I have just started at University, so I really can't afford to be having Babies any time soon.
I took the ECP as directed, and I began bleeding the day later, as the Nurse explained it was likely I would. I bled for four days. About a week and a half later, I took a pregnancy test, well, two actually, just to be sure, because I felt unwell. They both came up 'Negative' - I was relieved. Two days later, I got my period. My period stopped after about a week as it normally does. I thought everything would be okay. But after a few days, I got my period AGAIN. By this stage, I'd already had my period THREE times in one month (including the post-ECP bleeding), so ac you can imagine, I was feeling pretty depressed. So, I waited the period out and just put up with it like always. It was incredibly heavy. I already get extremely heavy periods as it is that make me feel so sick I crawl up in a ball and wish to just die - But this one was just HORRIBLE. I cannot explain how heavy or painful it was. Luckily my pain only lasts for one day when I gtet my period. But the blood would just not stop! Then, out of the blue, it just did, after about the normal amount of days my period normally lasts. I went a few days without my period. It was great. I thought I was finally free and my body could be void of any more side effects of the ECP. But no, after those few days, I noticed brown discharge in my underwear. I was gutted. Sure enough, the next day (today), I have my period beginning again. Although, I don't feel sick like I normally do. Also, my period doesn't normally start with brown discharge like it has this time... There has been nor red blood like usual - it's all a horible, dark brown colour, and it's thick. It's not very heavy though. Effectively, I have now had my period four times in just over a month. What is going on? Why do I keep getting period after period after period - and why is this one so weird? Anyone have any similar experiences with the ECP?