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My girlfriend's menstrual cycle is late. Is she pregnant?
Query: Hello doctor, My girlfriend and I had intercourse two months ago, and due to uncertainty, she took an emergency contraceptive pill. However, she has not yet gotten her period, which typically arrives around the mid-month. Could the emergency contraceptive be affecting her menstrual cycle? Additional... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I read your query and can understand your concern. The emergency contraceptive pill (I-pill) contains a high dose of the hormone progesterone, which is naturally produced in the body during the second half of the menstrual cycle after ovulation. This pill rapidly thick... Read Full »
Had ECP in the last four months and missed my fifth month period. Why?
Query: Hello doctor, I am 22 years old. And for four months I have had emergency contraceptive pill four times. One in each month after having unprotected sex. I got regular periods for four months after having the medicine. But this is the fifth month in which I have not consumed any pill and still did no... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Emergency contraception is not to be taken regularly. There are two phases of the menstrual cycle first 15 days estrogenic phase and second secretory phase. These tablets are high dose hormonal and delay ovulation. So depending upon which phase you took medicine, the... Read Full »
After taking eight Yaz pills, I feel sick with nausea. Is it due to a side effect of drugs?
Query: Hello doctor, I decided to use birth control pills two months back. I took the whole pack and then decided I will rather stop, because of all the bad effects that they have on our body. I got my period after I stopped taking the pills, but this month I did not get my period. I had sexual intercourse... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I see you have messed up your hormonal balance. Your first step was absolutely right. The principle of emergency contraception is that it is a very high dose of progesterone hormone. This is the same hormone produced in the second half of periods after ovulation. Thi... Read Full »
Do I need to take Plan B if we fingered during protected intercourse?
Query: Hello doctor, I had a protected intercourse one week ago and took tablet Plan B within six hours of intercourse. I took the pill because we fingered, and I am sure we had some semen in our hands. I got bleeding and cramps now, but my period is due after 12 days. Is this my earlier period or somethi... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I can understand your concern. The bleeding you are experiencing is called withdrawal bleeding, and it is a side effect of emergency contraceptives like Plan B (Levonorgestrel). Plan B is synthetic progesterone called Norethisterone. So, when you take it, the proges... Read Full »
Can two emergency contraceptive pills be taken within the same month?
Query: Hello doctor, I am 21 years old. My last period was a month back. I had sex two days later at night. I used the condom properly, no tear or any break, but there was some liquid on him and so took the emergency pill Levonelle next morning. Then five days later, I had some bleeding which I am not sure... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. No, it is not known that emergency pills are how much effective when taken more than once in the same cycle. You should be careful before taking it. Your periods can be disturbed due to it. Bleeding may be due to it. Wait for your period and if it is delayed then do uri... Read Full »
Should I take an emergency contraceptive pill after unprotected sex?
Query: Hello doctor, I had unprotected sex during the last days of my periods when the bleeding had stopped. After a day, I started bleeding again in spots (not a lot). I have not taken a contraceptive pill yet. I am confused if I should take a pill or not. If I do not take a pill tomorrow, will it lead t... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. It is normally happening as in the last third or fourth days the bleeding stops and after 12 hours, some spotting again is observed. It is usual. In case of activity, some pressure also locally develops and it can show spotting if residual is there and that still had to... Read Full »
Can I-pill after unprotected sex delay my periods, or is it pregnancy?
Query: Hi doctor,I had unprotected sex with my partner three months ago and I took an I-pill four hours later due to which I had withdrawal bleeding after three days which lasted for six days. The next period came five days later than the usual date and it lasted for four days. The next month, I had unpro... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I went through your post. If you had unprotected sex one month after taking I-pill, it is not going to protect you from conceiving. And, if your periods are delayed by more than two weeks, there is a strong possibility of being pregnant. So repeat the pregnancy test... Read Full »
Can Yasmin birth control pill be used as an emergency contraceptive pill?
Query: Hello doctor, My fiancée and I had unprotected sex a few days back, but I did not ejaculate inside her. Just to be on the safer side, we wanted to use the emergency contraceptive pill. But due to some restriction in the country where we live, Plan B or emergency contraceptive pills are not availab... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Yes, as you have heard, Yasmin can be used as an emergency pill. Even if you have not ejaculated into her, she stands a chance of pregnancy if the pre-seminal fluid, the clear fluid that comes out before semen, which is rich in young healthy sperms, comes in contact with... Read Full »
Can I take contraceptive pills immediately after unprotected sex?
Query: Hello doctor, I have had unprotected sex. I took Plan B (72 hours) pill almost four hours later. I consulted with the pharmacist on the phone but she sounded careless and told me it was safe to use. I am too young. The main question is I do not know if I should even call this vaginal sex because he ... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Plan B is an emergency contraceptive to be taken in case of male ejaculation inside vagina. If you have already taken the medicine, nothing much can be done right now. I hope you have attained menarche, so then you should get your periods in the next two weeks. The next... Read Full »
Does having sex four days after her period cause pregnancy?
Query: Hi doctor, We had sex after four days of her period. What is the chance of pregnancy? Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. The chance of pregnancy usually depends upon menstrual cycle and period flow days. Usually ovulation occurs 14 days before next period date. That is 8th to 16th day of menstrual cycle are the most fertile days. If you had sex four to five days before and two days after o... Read Full »