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What Causes Delay In Periods After Taking Emergency Contraceptive Pills?
Question: hello doctor,
m a 20 year old having periods regularly from last 10 years. i have had unprotected sex with my fiance on the 26jan which ws supposed to be my ovulation day so i took emergency contraceptive pills, but m still late by 11 days for my periods i had my last period on the 8th XXXXXXX Could i be pregnant? If yes would taking mtp kit effect my future conceiving...
m a 20 year old having periods regularly from last 10 years. i have had unprotected sex with my fiance on the 26jan which ws supposed to be my ovulation day so i took emergency contraceptive pills, but m still late by 11 days for my periods i had my last period on the 8th XXXXXXX Could i be pregnant? If yes would taking mtp kit effect my future conceiving...
Brief Answer:
Pregnancy less likely.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for trusting us with your health concern.
The delay in periods that you are having can be due to the hormonal disturbance caused by the emergency contraceptive pill. This can be aggravated by stress and anxiety. If you took the pill within 24 hours of unprotected sex then the chances of pregnancy are less than 3%.
Now that you are 11 days late it is best to test your urine for pregnancy. In case the test is negative then pregnancy is ruled out and wait for your periods to start on their own. In case the pregnancy test is positive then you can consult a gynecologist for abortion pills. It is dangerous to take these without proper guidance.
Do not self medicate yourself.
Please feel free to discuss further. I will be glad to answer the follow up queries that you have.
Wishing you good health.
Regards.
Dr. Rakhi Tayal.
For future query, you can directly approach me through my profile URL http://bit.ly/Dr-Rakhi-Tayal
Pregnancy less likely.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for trusting us with your health concern.
The delay in periods that you are having can be due to the hormonal disturbance caused by the emergency contraceptive pill. This can be aggravated by stress and anxiety. If you took the pill within 24 hours of unprotected sex then the chances of pregnancy are less than 3%.
Now that you are 11 days late it is best to test your urine for pregnancy. In case the test is negative then pregnancy is ruled out and wait for your periods to start on their own. In case the pregnancy test is positive then you can consult a gynecologist for abortion pills. It is dangerous to take these without proper guidance.
Do not self medicate yourself.
Please feel free to discuss further. I will be glad to answer the follow up queries that you have.
Wishing you good health.
Regards.
Dr. Rakhi Tayal.
For future query, you can directly approach me through my profile URL http://bit.ly/Dr-Rakhi-Tayal
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
symptoms such as constipation, nausea, fever, frequent urination should they be considered
Brief Answer:
These are non specific symptoms.
Detailed Answer:
Hello.
Thanks for writing again.
These are all non specific symptoms and can be due to delayed periods or due to the side effect of the pill you have taken. Only a urine test can confirm the pregnancy.
Hope my answer is helpful.
Do accept my answer in case there are no further queries.
Regards.
These are non specific symptoms.
Detailed Answer:
Hello.
Thanks for writing again.
These are all non specific symptoms and can be due to delayed periods or due to the side effect of the pill you have taken. Only a urine test can confirm the pregnancy.
Hope my answer is helpful.
Do accept my answer in case there are no further queries.
Regards.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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