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Side Effects, Health Benefits, and Health Risks

Side Effects (see Managing Any Problems)

Some users report the following:

Changes in bleeding patterns including:
- Slight irregular bleeding for 1–2 days after taking ECPs
- Monthly bleeding that starts earlier or later than expected

In the week after taking ECPs:

Nausea^‡
Abdominal pain
Fatigue
Headaches
Breast tenderness
Dizziness
Vomiting^‡

Known Health Benefits

Known Health Risks

Help protect against:

Risks of pregnancy

None

^‡Women using progestin-only ECP formulations are much less likely to experience nausea and vomiting than women using estrogen and progestin ECP formulations.

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