Dr. Obinna Ugwuoke
Obstetrics and Gynecology
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Hello doctor,
I am 17 years old. I had sex using a condom, and neither it slipped nor had any hole in it. We used it the whole time, and I took an emergency contraceptive pill two days later. Till today, there was no bleeding at all. It has been three weeks. There was no withdrawal bleeding, too. Once, there was a very minute brown discharge with a white discharge. I did a pregnancy test last week, and it showed that I was not pregnant. But still, there are no signs of periods. I have some questions:
1. Am I pregnant? If not, when my period will arrive?
2. Should I perform another pregnancy test?
3. If pregnant, then should Mifepristone and Misoprostol should be taken?
4. If abortion pills are not available, what other methods should be used for abortion (like any fruit or something)?
5. If not pregnant, when will my period come?
6. Are abortion pills available without prescription?
7. Can you provide me with a prescription?
Please help.
Hi,
Welcome to icliniq.com.
I understand your concern.
Condoms alone are effective in preventing pregnancy, but you also take an emergency contraceptive pill, which is also effective in protecting against unwanted pregnancy. So you have dual protection. There is no possibility of pregnancy occurring. The quantity of withdrawal bleeding after taking the pill depends on the time in your cycle you took it. So, the very little brownish discharge you saw was actually withdrawal bleeding. So you are not pregnant. There was no possibility of getting pregnant from that sexual intercourse. Estimate the next period from the time you saw the very little brownish discharge. That is when your period will come (your period will come within the next two weeks). This is one of the side effects of contraceptives, and there can be a delay in the period. There is no need to repeat the pregnancy test as it will always be negative. If after two weeks, the period does not come, then we will start investigating other causes of the delayed period (quite a number of them) other than pregnancy. There are abortion pills that are sold with a prescription. However, it is not necessary for you.
I hope this answers your questions.
Kind regards.
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