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Could Spotting After Having Unprotected Sex Indicate Pregnancy?
I am on Loestrin 24...I have missed 3 pills now...1 from the last day of my first week and 2 from the 2nd week...My husband and I have unprotected sex every day....I began spotting yesterday...and a little heavier last night...and very mildly today...what are the chances I am or could become pregnant?
Tue, 25 Oct 2016
Hallow Dear,
Pregnancy characterized by absence of any bleeding; in fact any bleeding during pregnancy indicates risk to the pregnancy.
Since you have missed 3 pills during the cycle and you practise unprotected sex every day, you do stand the chance of pregnancy.
If you perform Beta hCG test on your blood 10 days after the last unprotected intercourse, your pregnancy status will be detected. Values more than 25 mIU/ml are diagnostic of pregnancy while in non-pregnant state, the values are under 5 mIU/ml.
Alternatively, you may wait for your menses to appear. If they appear, you are not pregnant. If you miss your period, then perform pregnancy test on overnight first morning urine sample about a week after missing period; earlier, the test may report false negative.
The spotting you are experiencing may be the start of your menstruation or it could be withdrawal bleeding due to missed pills. Pregnancy test will resolve your dilemma.
I hope this helps you.
Dr. Nishikant Shrotri
Pregnancy characterized by absence of any bleeding; in fact any bleeding during pregnancy indicates risk to the pregnancy.
Since you have missed 3 pills during the cycle and you practise unprotected sex every day, you do stand the chance of pregnancy.
If you perform Beta hCG test on your blood 10 days after the last unprotected intercourse, your pregnancy status will be detected. Values more than 25 mIU/ml are diagnostic of pregnancy while in non-pregnant state, the values are under 5 mIU/ml.
Alternatively, you may wait for your menses to appear. If they appear, you are not pregnant. If you miss your period, then perform pregnancy test on overnight first morning urine sample about a week after missing period; earlier, the test may report false negative.
The spotting you are experiencing may be the start of your menstruation or it could be withdrawal bleeding due to missed pills. Pregnancy test will resolve your dilemma.
I hope this helps you.
Dr. Nishikant Shrotri
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