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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 »
Is there any chance of pregnancy after taking Regestrone?
Query: Hello doctor, I and my fiancee had unprotected sex a month back. I had an orgasm before having but not during sex. She has PCOD so her periods are irregular. She went to the doctor and doctor suggested having Regestrone 5 mg three tablets for three days. She started taking it 13 days later and fini... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. As she has PCOD (polycystic ovarian disease), her ovulation date cannot be predicted. So there is always a chance of pregnancy. But as she had bleeding after having tablet Regestrone, pregnancy is not possible. Bleeding after having hormones will be thicker and lesser ... Read Full »
I had contraceptive pills post sex. Can I be pregnant?
Query: Hello doctor, After 27 days from my period, I had taken a tablet of Ovral L in the evening and a tablet of Unwanted 72 at night after having unprotected sex. I vomited in some amount after taking the tablet Unwanted 72. After two days of sex, I took the tablet Ovral L regularly. What is the chance o... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I read your query and can understand your concern. I see that you are fully confused about the use of the unwanted 72 and Ovral L tablets. Let us start by saying that you do not have any chance of getting pregnant. Usually, every woman has ovulation around Days 12 to 1... Read Full »
After unprotected sex, I took only two tablets of combined OCP. Can I get pregnant?
Query: Hello doctor, I had unprotected sex, but my husband did not ejaculate inside me. I am on the combined contraceptive pill, but I have taken only two tablets of the active pills. What are my chances of getting pregnant? Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Unprotected sex definitely has a chance of pregnancy. Even if he did not ejaculate inside you, even the pre-seminal fluid or precum, that is, the clear fluid that comes out of the penis before the semen, which is rich in young healthy sperm, comes in contact with the g... Read Full »
Query: Hello doctor, I had unprotected sex on second day of the period and again one day after the period. My partner did not ejaculate inside. I took 8 birth control tablets within 12 hours of unprotected sex as emergency contraceptive pills were not available. Will I become pregnant? Kindly help. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, I am glad you chose icliniq for your medical-related queries. I understand your concern and will try to help you with it. I do not see any chance of pregnancy at that phase of the period. The life of an egg is 24 hours and that of sperm is 72 hours. Ovulation usually occurs around the 12 t... Read Full »
I am having cramps in my lower abdomen after taking I-pill. Why?
Query: Hi doctor, I am a 21 year old female. I took an I-pill 12 days back, and since then I have a cramp in my lower abdomen. It feels as if I will get my periods, but still, I did not get it. Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I-pill only makes the hormonal environment unsuitable for the embryo to get attached to the uterus lining. It makes the inner uterine lining thicker, which may not shed immediately. If you have never had a normal delivery before, your cervical opening will be very narro... Read Full »
I bled before my period after doing sex with a pull-out method. Can I be pregnant?
Query: Hi doctor, I am 18, and I had unprotected sex a few times last month using the pull-out method. I thought that I could not get pregnant with that method. I am stressed that I could be pregnant because I had some bleeding a week before my period. The bleeding was less than usual, but I still needed ... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Rightly said, withdrawal is not an effective method. As the precum or pre-seminal fluid (the clear fluid that comes out before the semen) is rich in active with healthy sperms, it can be enough for you to get pregnant. I cannot tell you conclusively if that was an implant... Read Full »
Does I-Pill after 12 hours of unprotected sex lead to pregnancy?
Query: Hello doctor, I am 19 years old. I took i-pill after four to five hours of having unprotected sex. I again had unprotected sex after 12 hours of taking the i-pill. I was very tensed and took another i-pill after 56 hours of the second incident. After seven days, I started bleeding. But, it was light... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. First of all, let me tell you that there is no chance of pregnancy. Usually, ovulation occurs between the 12th to the 16th day of periods or better said as 14 days before the periods. Life of egg is 24 hours and that of sperm is 72 hours. So, there was no chance of e... Read Full »
My girlfriend’s period got delayed despite taking Levonorgestrel.
Query: Hello doctor, I gave my girlfriend tab.Unwanted-72 after two hours of having unprotected sex with her. But she vomited after half an hour, so I gave her another contraceptive pill tab. Levonorgestrel after 25 hours of having unprotected sex. The next day she got lower abdominal pain that lasted for ... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. How are you doing? I have gone through your query. Why are you tensed? You have done the right thing. As she vomited, you did the right thing by repeating the dose of medicine. This hormone increases the inner lining of the uterus thickness so that the possible fetus ... Read Full »
I had unprotected sex and took an I-pill within 24 hours. Can I get pregnant?
Query: Hello doctor, I had unprotected sex. I am worried but I have taken an I-pill within 24 hours. Will I get pregnant? Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern. I do not see any reason to worry about it. As you have taken emergency contraceptive pills within 24 hours, you are safe now. These pills are very effective within 72 hours, the earlier the better. They make the inner lining of the uterus u... Read Full »