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Delayed Periods, Had Pill After Unsafe Sex Followed By Unprotected Sex. Cause Of Delay?

Last month (in July) I had my periods on 13th. This month (in August), I had unprotected sex with my partner on the 3rd. And I took the contraceptive Option 72 pill (levo norgestrel) on the 5th (it was within 72hrs of intercourse) to prevent pregnancy.. Again on 11th I had unprotected sex. I m worried now that this month my periods hasn t started yet and it s already 16th August (delay of 3 days).. Please advice as to when I should expect my periods to start again as I had taken contraceptive pills. Should I take a pregnancy test? What exactly would have happened?! I don t want to get pregnant - is it safe to take mifetristone 600mg single dose?...
Tue, 22 Sep 2015
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Hi dear, I have gone through your question and understand your concerns. Delay in the periods can be due to pregnancy or due to the effect of the i pill which has the side effect of delaying the next expected periods by 2-3 weeks.
I will suggest you to get the urine pregnancy test done and if negative, then you can safely wait for the periods for next 2 weeks. If positive, you can take medical method of abortion under the supervision of a registered medical practitioner.
Hope you found the answer helpful.
Regards
Dr Deepti Verma
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Delayed Periods, Had Pill After Unsafe Sex Followed By Unprotected Sex. Cause Of Delay?

Hi dear, I have gone through your question and understand your concerns. Delay in the periods can be due to pregnancy or due to the effect of the i pill which has the side effect of delaying the next expected periods by 2-3 weeks. I will suggest you to get the urine pregnancy test done and if negative, then you can safely wait for the periods for next 2 weeks. If positive, you can take medical method of abortion under the supervision of a registered medical practitioner. Hope you found the answer helpful. Regards Dr Deepti Verma