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My period is three days late after IUI. Could I be pregnant?
Query: Hi doctor, I took Letroz 2.5 mg for 10 days. From day 2, I had two follicles of 2×2.3 and 1.7×1.8, at 13th day injected with Fertigen 5000. After 33 hours, I had IUI where my husband's sperm after washed 21 million, 33 % motility. I am taking Progesterone 200 for 14 days. Now my period is late by ... Read Full »
Dr. Goswami Parth Rajendragiri
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Your period is delayed by three days. The urine hCG card test gives a conclusive result only after one week of delayed periods. So, if your period is delayed for one week, then a urine hCG card test is advisable to rule out pregnancy. If you want to rule out early, ... Read Full »
I notice brown spotting after taking a protective pill. Why?
Query: Hello doctor, I took an I-pill after 48 hours of intercourse. Now I am experiencing brown spotting a week before my periods. Is it a sign of pregnancy? Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. As you took an emergency contraceptive pill within 48 hours of intercourse, you can expect around 75 % protection towards pregnancy. The protection rate decreases with a delay in the intake of pill from intercourse. The spotting you had could be due to withdrawal effect... Read Full »
My boyfriend had sperm on his hand when he fingered me. Can I get pregnant?
Query: Hello doctor, My mensuration period started 11 days ago and after eight days my boyfriend fingered me with very little sperm on his hand. Can I get pregnant? Please help. Thank you. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I can understand your concern. It is unlikely that you would get pregnant under these circumstances. A woman is most fertile during the five days leading up to ovulation and the day of ovulation itself. Ovulation typically occurs around the midpoint of a woman's menst... Read Full »
Query: Hi doctor, My partner and I were touching each other, and I am not sure if a small amount of precum may have come in contact with my hand before I touched her intimates. Both of us are virgins, her hymen is intact, and I did not ejaculate. However, she was ovulating at that time. About 21 hours late... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern. In order to become pregnant, sperm must be released inside the female vagina. These sperm must then fertilize an egg, which may or may not be available depending on the female's ovulation pattern. The successfully fertilized egg must then ... Read Full »
Do vaginal discharge and light bleeding indicate pregnancy?
Query: Hello doctor, I had unprotected sex in the middle of this month, four days before having my expected periods. I took the contraceptive pill within 12 hours. Two days after, I started bleeding, which was one day before my expected period day. My bleeding was not that heavy; later that day, my ble... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern. As your periods are regular, there is no chance of pregnancy in your case. Withdrawal bleeding is only a side effect of contraceptive pills, which happens due to the sudden withdrawal of hormones from the body, so it does not necessarily hap... Read Full »
I missed my periods this month. Could you please help me through this.
Query: Hi doctor, I am 21 years old female. I usually have my periods at the end of every month, but I have not yet got my period for this month. I had intercourse with a guy two weeks ago. But I do not have sickness or symptoms of pregnancy till today. I am thinking about getting a pregnancy test if do no... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern. Do not worry or stress. My advice would also be to take a pregnancy test since it is the only way to rule out pregnancy as a cause of delay in periods. If the pregnancy test is negative, you can wait for your periods to naturally occur for... Read Full »
Does delayed period and white line in pregnancy test mean pregnancy?
Query: Hello doctor, I am five days delayed now and feel light to moderate cramping for almost one week and sometimes nausea. I took the pregnancy test, the cheapest one and the result is weird because instead of a pink or red line, it shows a white line. And also I have a UTI. Is it possible that I am pr... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. You are right. Urine pregnancy test and transvaginal scan are unable to detect very early pregnancy. So, for that, we can use a blood pregnancy test (serum beta hCG). It is clearly detecting pregnancy status. For urine infection, you can have a urinalysis and urine cult... Read Full »
I took an I-pill after protected sex, but my period is late. Why?
Query: Hello doctor, I had sex two weeks back. My partner used a condom. But, we had a doubt that the condom might have torn. Hence, l took an I-pill within seven hours of sex. I am not sure of bleeding after taking I-pill, but there was some white fluid discharge for few days. My menstruation cycle was ve... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Chance of pregnancy is almost nil. The period may be late due to the pill. So, wait for a week and then do a urine pregnancy test to confirm or exclude pregnancy. Read Full »
Query: Hello doctor,I had sex on the first day of my period. Thereafter, I took an I-pill within 10 hours. I had less bleeding and the period lasted for five days. Is there any chance of getting pregnant? And if yes, suggest some ways to make sure about this.Please help. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I went through your query. There is no chance of pregnancy. For a lady usually ovulation occurs around the 12th to 16th day of periods. The life of an egg is 24 hours and that of a sperm is 72 hours. So, there is no chance of an egg being available on the first day ... Read Full »
I took Yasmin after an unprotected sex. Could I be pregnant?
Query: Hi doctor, I removed IUD recently as I was not sexually active. I had unprotected sex after a week, and I took Yasmin. I read that increased intake of Yasmin can work as an emergency pill. I took five tablets in the afternoon, another five tablets after eight hours and again five tablets after six ... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Please tell the exact time of IUD removal, the precise time of the last period, current period and the last exposure. Read Full »