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Had Protected Sex And Used A Condom. Took Ipill And Did Not Have Periods. Is It A Side Effect?

Posted on Tue, 5 Nov 2013

Question: Dear Sir, hi I am XXXXXXX from mumbai, i met with my ex-girl friend on 30'th of sept , and then even we had protected sex also. i was wearing a condom and it was also not torned off. but something was on in its cornor when i removed it. i am not sure it was my sperm or smthing else. Add to that she is already married and as conveyed to me by her that - she already had her birth control operation done a years back. but for safety i have given her i-pill after 1 hr of act. her menses were expected on 7 of oct, but till today i.e 14-oct 2013 , she has not recd any periods. so can u plz suggest is their any chance of pregnancy or its just the side effect of i-pill i.e delay in periods.

Answered by Dr. Dr. Soumen Patra (56 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
NO CHANCE OF PREGNANCY. WAIT ONE WEEK.

Detailed Answer:
Hello,

Thanks for writing to us.

First of all, there is no chance of pregnancy as she had already undergone tubal ligation (birth control operation) and you gave her I-pill within 1 hr of protected sex. So, you wouldn't be worried about that.

I-pill is the culprit for delaying her period. Most women's period delays for 1-2 weeks after taking the pill due to hormonal imbalance and associated mental stress. It is quite common phenomena.

In this scenario, she has two options. These are:

1) She can wait another one week to get your period naturally. Here, she must take balanced diet, drink more fluid or water, avoid mental stress, keep bowel habit regular and take sound sleep. This will help to hasten her period.

2) She can take progesterone pill (like norethisterone) to induce period as her due date is already one week past. Kindly, consult with her local doctor for a proper prescription.

Hope, I have answered your query. If you need any clarification, you can freely ask me.

Wish your good health and all the best.

Regards,
Dr Soumen

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Soumen Patra (38 minutes later)

Dear Sir,

thanks a-lot for your kind revert , can you plz help me with some " progesterone pill (like norethisterone) " which can be easily available in the normal chemist shop. so that this situation can be handles more softly. asp. as she is worried alot for no reason. and ya she leaves in udaipur , just for your info. to prescribe medicine.

Regards- XXXXXXX

Answered by Dr. Dr. Soumen Patra (50 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
NORETHISTERONE IS A PRESCRIPTION DRUG.

Detailed Answer:
Hello,

Thanks for follow up query.

Hormonal medication like norethisterone etc is prescription only medicine and she needs to consult with local doctor for getting prescription.

I prefer to induce period of my patients through above medicine and it is given as 3 times daily for 5 days. Most of them get their period within 5-7 days.

Kindly, visit to her local doctor regarding this and it will be benefited for her.

Hope, it helps for you. If you don't have any other query, you can close the discussion.

All the best. Good luck.

Regards,
Dr Soumen

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar