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Can I get pregnant if I had sex on the 12th day of my cycle?
Query: Hello doctor, I had sex 11 days after my period. Today is my expected date of period, but I did not get it. I am having white discharge. Am I pregnant? Read Full »
Dr. Sanjay Kumar Bhattacharyya
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. You had sex on the 12th day, which is the most fertile day of your cycle. As you can see, there is a fair chance of pregnancy. Now, you need to rule out pregnancy. Please do a pregnancy testing with a Pregcolor card (home pregnancy test) by dropping two drops of ur... Read Full »
Why are periods delayed even without any sexual act?
Query: Hello doctor,I and my newly married wife had an episode of unprotected event (there was no intercourse or ejaculation). She has not got her period yet. What could be the reason?Kindly help. Read Full »
Dr. Sanjay Kumar Bhattacharyya
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com Thank you for your query. After all, there is no chance of pregnancy here. The episode was 8 weeks back and there were two cycles following that. If at all she was pregnant either it was evident in the scan and there will be no cycle after that. There is a delay in init... Read Full »
Query: Hello doctor, My monthly period was due last week, but the same has delayed. I want to delay my period by around 15 days. I am 38 years old. I am married and have no medical history. Read Full »
Dr. Sanjay Kumar Bhattacharyya
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. For delaying cycle we advice progesterone tablets available in the trade name of Primolut N 5 mg (Norethisterone) twice or three times a day depending upon how prior you have started it. The guideline is, if you start it from day 10 of previous cycle, then twice a day d... Read Full »
Should I worry about pregnancy even after taking I-pill?
Query: Hello doctor, I had protected sex with my wife. But, there was little semen outside the condom. To eliminate any chances of pregnancy, she took an I-pill after 36 hours of intercourse. Are there any chances of pregnancy and if not, are there any chances of her periods getting delayed? Read Full »
Dr. Sanjay Kumar Bhattacharyya
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. You have done the right thing. A sperm is a very efficient swimmer, and even a single sperm out of a million can fertilize the egg. However, as she has taken the I-pill within 72 hours, at present, there is no risk assuming there was no unprotected sexual episode ... Read Full »
My doctor advised Predmet for delayed periods. Why?
Query: Hi doctor, I got married before seven years and till I do not have a baby. My periods are regular in an interval of 28 days. For this month, I did not get my periods yet. But, my urine pregnancy test was negative. My doctor suggested me to have uterine fibroids and she gave Sysron NCR and Predmet 16... Read Full »
Dr. Sanjay Kumar Bhattacharyya
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Surely the drug regime that you are following will help you to delay the cycle more. Predmet is a steroid (Methylprednisolone), which is essentially notorious for delaying cycle. I think this delay could be due to any form of other drugs you have already taken indis... Read Full »
How to prevent pregnancy after unprotected sex?
Query: Hi doctor, We had unprotected sex yesterday and scared about pregnancy. She took I-pill after one hour. Please suggest what else we need to do to avoid pregnancy. Her last period was 12 days back and her next period is after 20 days. So, will her periods be regular or not? If there is any possibilit... Read Full »
Dr. Sanjay Kumar Bhattacharyya
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Your partner has taken the I-pill after one hour of sex. This rules out the chance of pregnancy in all respect. So, please relax. You have nothing to worry for now. But, you should ask her to start regular pills like Femilon (Ethinyl estradiol and Desogestrel) or Novelo... Read Full »
I had unprotected sex with my boyfriend. Please help.
Query: Hi doctor, I am a 26-year-old female and my periods were delayed for two months. After which I got my periods, which lasted for more than 15 days. I consulted my doctor who prescribed M-pause. So my periods have stopped after taking those pills. I recently had unprotected sex on the next day itself ... Read Full »
Dr. Sanjay Kumar Bhattacharyya
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I read your query and understand your concern. As such you have a minimal chance for conceiving as you are not menstruating regularly which means that you are not ovulating. Moreover, it is truly impossible to get a pregnancy if you had sex just after the stoppage of cyc... Read Full »
Does Ferpill F cause delay in periods?
Query: Hi doctor, We are trying for a baby since one year, and we are under treatment for that. Our consulting doctor has told us to undergo IVF, and we are in that process. From this month we are supposed to start the final lap for IVF, and for that, we met the doctor on the seventeenth day of my wife's m... Read Full »
Dr. Sanjay Kumar Bhattacharyya
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Ferpill F (Chasteberry, Cholecalciferol, Cyanocobalamin, Elemental iron, etc) is a medicine to help the process of ovulation, fertilization as well as the development of the embryo. It is not related to Clomiphene, and there is no harm if she has started it in the mi... Read Full »
Query: Hi doctor, We had sex on her fourth day of the period. She took an I-pill within two hours. She got bleeding after five days. Today is the 27th day after sex, she got some nausea at noon, but no other symptoms. She got an I-pill previous month. Is it the temporary hormonal problem or she might be pr... Read Full »
Dr. Sanjay Kumar Bhattacharyya
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Sex done on the fourth day of the cycle is entirely safe and has no risk of pregnancy. Yes, your assumption is right. These pills contain high amount of hormone, which could be the reason for her irregular cycle. This effect could persist for six to eight weeks after ... Read Full »
When to expect periods after an I-pill?
Query: Hi doctor, My girlfriend got her periods 20 days back. We had unprotected sex before 14 days and she took an I-pill after an hour. Now, she is suffering from bleeding since seven days which is not too heavy. But, she has lower abdomen pain and backache. Is there a chance for pregnancy? When to expec... Read Full »
Dr. Sanjay Kumar Bhattacharyya
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. As she had the pill within the time as well as there was bleeding following that, chance of pregnancy is nil. Now, it is difficult to say about her next cycle. As this I-pill contains high hormone, it can mess up her inner hormonal balance. Due to this reason, she may h... Read Full »