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What Causes Delayed Periods After Taking I Pill?

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Posted on Thu, 30 Oct 2014
Question: Hi...i had protective sex with condoms on from 2nd,3rd,4th oct night..also i hv taken I pill within 72 hours...that is at 68 th hour from first sex...my menstrual cycle was due on 6th oct..thats on next day when i took i pill..my periods have not come yet..my cycle began on 8th sep..its 28 days cycle...is anything to worry...??any chances of pregancy??please help
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Answered by Dr. Aarti Abraham (12 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
WHEN HAVE YOU TAKEN THE I PILL

Detailed Answer:
Hello
Thanks for writing to us with your health concern.
Please clarify, on what date have you taken the I pill?
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Follow up: Dr. Aarti Abraham (18 minutes later)
Hi mam,
Actually we started having Protective sex on 2nd October from 6 pm till 5th October 2 am (early morning) having intervals in between.
I pill taken on 5th October at 2 pm (that is 68 hours from first sex we had on 2nd oct 6 PM).we also check condoms were broken or not,but condoms were perfectly fine.
my period was due on 6th October ,but today is 7th October,still i have not got periods,does i pill delays period if taken just one day before start of cycle ???
please help urgently.
and also we did not have any unprotected sex during that period and i did not had sex before 2nd October

last month I had period on 8th sep (1st day of cycle)which was regular and this period was due on 6th oct .my cycle is usually about 28 days.
Please help very urgently. I am so much worried
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Answered by Dr. Aarti Abraham (9 hours later)
Brief Answer:
RELAX, I PILL CAN POSTPONE PERIODS

Detailed Answer:
Do not worry please.
I pill does affect the expected period.
It can prepone or postpone it by even upto a week.
So relax.
You will definitely have a period within the next week sometime.
Risks of pregnancy are very very low because you used condoms, took the I pill plus having sex just before your period is due is less likely to result in a pregnancy as ovulation is not possible at this time.
So stop worrying.
All the best.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Follow up: Dr. Aarti Abraham (10 hours later)
THANK U SO MUCH MAM.FOR HOW MANY DAYS FROM NOW SHOULD I EXPECT MY PERIODS??
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Answered by Dr. Aarti Abraham (2 hours later)
Brief Answer:
WAIT FOR ONE WEEK MORE

Detailed Answer:
Thank you for the appreciation.
Please wait for one more week, am sure you would menstruate by then.
Try and not stress out, stress will further delay your cycles.
Please contact me directly anytime if you need to, by using the following link -

http://doctor.healthcaremagic.com/doctors/dr-aarti-abraham/64623
Take care.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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What Causes Delayed Periods After Taking I Pill?

Brief Answer: WHEN HAVE YOU TAKEN THE I PILL Detailed Answer: Hello Thanks for writing to us with your health concern. Please clarify, on what date have you taken the I pill?