The causes of abdominal pain after taking emergency contraceptive pills mainly include drug side effects, withdrawal bleeding and genitourinary inflammation.
1. drug side effects: emergency contraceptive pills may cause gastrointestinal disorders and other side effects, may appear after taking the symptoms of abdominal pain, may also be accompanied by vomiting, nausea, abdominal distension and other adverse reactions, generally appropriate rest after the symptoms can gradually ease disappear.
2. Withdrawal bleeding: taking emergency contraceptive pills will cause progesterone to rise in the body, which may cause withdrawal bleeding of the endometrium, which is equivalent to experiencing a menstrual period, there may be symptoms similar to dysmenorrhea pain in the abdomen. Usually, after the bleeding stops, the symptoms of abdominal pain will gradually disappear.
3. Inflammation of the genitourinary system: If there are inflammatory diseases such as cervicitis, pelvic inflammatory disease, urethritis, etc., and it happens that the above mentioned diseases recur during the period of taking emergency contraceptive pills, the symptoms of abdominal pain may also occur, usually accompanied by an increase in vaginal discharge and other symptoms.
If the pain is obvious and cannot be relieved after taking the pill, it is recommended to go to the hospital in time to find out the cause and then actively treat it, so as not to delay the condition. In addition, emergency contraceptive pills have greater side effects and should not be used frequently as a regular contraceptive method to avoid adverse effects.