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Besides the contraceptive benefits of the Pills, they also help to regulate menses, reduce painful periods (dysmenorrhea) and reduce heavy menses (menorrhagia).
It is therefore not normal to experience heavy vaginal bleeding while on the oral contraceptive pills. If you are experiencing this distressing problem, then you should seek an immediate consultation and pelvic ultrasound scan with your gynaecologist to exclude serious causes.
A yellowish-green colored vaginal discharge does sound like a possible vaginal infection. The possible types of vaginal infections are: [1] Candidal Vulvovaginitis. Patients suffering from Candidal Vulvovaginitis often observe itching, burning, white discharge and stinging on urination. Bacterial Vaginosis. Patients suffering from Bacterial Vaginosis often observe a fishy vaginal smell and thin, white vaginal discharge. Trichomoniasis.
There are 2 types of emergency oral contraceptives available. The one that you are on involves you taking 2 tablets 12 hours apart. Since you have missed your second dose, you cannot rely on this method anymore so you will need to restart the whole regime again (in that you need to take 1 pill immediately and make sure this time you remember to take the second pill 12 hours later) in order for this to be effective. If it has been more than 3 days since your last act of unprotected sexual intercourse, this method will also not work.
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