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Does Very Little Bleeding Mean I'm Pregnant?
i am 23..i had sex with my fiance on 30 th december. we used condom but it got a cut in the end of the act. i had an ipill immediately within an hour. i got a headache after that. my last periods was on the 9th of december. i got a very little bleeding today that is 7th jan.. am i pregnant ? i am very tensed please help
Mon, 7 Apr 2014
Hi and welcome to HCM.
If you have taken the emergency contraceptive within 48-72 hours of the unprotected sexual intercourse, it should work in preventing pregnancy (provided you were not sexually active without protection after taking it). Since the pills contain high doses of hormones, these can disrupt the normal hormonal and period pattern causing period/bleeding abnormalities and appearance of new symptoms.
Sine condom was broken at the time of sex, you done right thing by taking i pill. Your next periods may be delayed or their may be slight bleeding like what you are having now.
If pregnancy is suspected consider visiting your doctor/gynecologist at the earliest for thorough examination (to confirm pregnancy related changes/signs in body) and blood/serum HCG level test (to confirm/rule out pregnancy accurately). If pregnancy gets ruled out and if you are not ready for pregnancy, but intend to remain sexually active, you should consider getting started on suitable regular birth control measures to be protected (after periods).
But i believe that you have very less chances of pregnancy.
Regards
Dr Santosh
If you have taken the emergency contraceptive within 48-72 hours of the unprotected sexual intercourse, it should work in preventing pregnancy (provided you were not sexually active without protection after taking it). Since the pills contain high doses of hormones, these can disrupt the normal hormonal and period pattern causing period/bleeding abnormalities and appearance of new symptoms.
Sine condom was broken at the time of sex, you done right thing by taking i pill. Your next periods may be delayed or their may be slight bleeding like what you are having now.
If pregnancy is suspected consider visiting your doctor/gynecologist at the earliest for thorough examination (to confirm pregnancy related changes/signs in body) and blood/serum HCG level test (to confirm/rule out pregnancy accurately). If pregnancy gets ruled out and if you are not ready for pregnancy, but intend to remain sexually active, you should consider getting started on suitable regular birth control measures to be protected (after periods).
But i believe that you have very less chances of pregnancy.
Regards
Dr Santosh
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