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Delayed Periods. Pregnancy Test Negative. What Is Causing The Delay?

Hello Doctor,
My last periods began on April 12th and i have not got my periods yet. I am married and we are not planning for a baby now. I got a home pregnancy test done on 21st may and it was negative.. This has happened before my marriage also, due to tension my periods were delayed. I was put on primolute n, then. Now i dont know what is causing this delay.
Mon, 27 May 2013
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Hi.
Thanks for asking in Healthcare Magic.

Sometimes, the implantation bleeding is mistaken for regular period. Implantation bleeding occurs when the fertilized ovum gets implanted or attached to the uterine wall. This is a sign of pregnancy. Implantation bleeding will be lighter than the regular period, lasting for about a day or two and is usually a light brown discharge.

If you are not following any contraceptive method and are having an un protected sex, then the chances of pregnancy are more. If you had been lactating your son, then the ovulation may be delayed as prolactin, the hormone helpful in lactation inhibits ovulation and pregnancy. So the initial few cycles would have been anovulatory but later you would have got regular ovulatory cycles. So please rule out pregnancy.

On the other hand if you are following some contraceptive method then this brown discharge can indicate vaginal infection if the bleeding is continuous or if you have severe pain or fever in which case you should consult your treating Dr. Clomid will not result in brown discharge after 2 years.

I hope this is useful to you.

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Delayed Periods. Pregnancy Test Negative. What Is Causing The Delay?

Hi. Thanks for asking in Healthcare Magic. Sometimes, the implantation bleeding is mistaken for regular period. Implantation bleeding occurs when the fertilized ovum gets implanted or attached to the uterine wall. This is a sign of pregnancy. Implantation bleeding will be lighter than the regular period, lasting for about a day or two and is usually a light brown discharge. If you are not following any contraceptive method and are having an un protected sex, then the chances of pregnancy are more. If you had been lactating your son, then the ovulation may be delayed as prolactin, the hormone helpful in lactation inhibits ovulation and pregnancy. So the initial few cycles would have been anovulatory but later you would have got regular ovulatory cycles. So please rule out pregnancy. On the other hand if you are following some contraceptive method then this brown discharge can indicate vaginal infection if the bleeding is continuous or if you have severe pain or fever in which case you should consult your treating Dr. Clomid will not result in brown discharge after 2 years. I hope this is useful to you.