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I had unprotected sex this morning. Would my partner need a contraceptive?
Query: Hello doctor, I had unprotected intercourse this morning. But, I am not sure whether I had ejaculated inside. Should my partner take a contraceptive? She is having PCOD. Kindly advice. Read Full »
Dr. Radhakrishnan Nair Bhaskaran
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. If she is in her ovulation period then better to take an emergency contraceptive pill. Ovulation occurs 14 days prior to the expected menses. Imagine her periods is of 28 days then unsafe days are from 11th day of menses to 20th day. Ovulation is unpredictable as the cyc... Read Full »
I interchanged my birth control pills. Please suggest.
Query: Hi doctor, I am 18 years old. Currently, I am taking Viorele 28 day birth control. I mixed up my third week's pills. I had the Saturday's pill on Friday and Friday's pill on Saturday. I had unprotected sex last night, and I was wondering if I should take Plan B today. The pill which I had earlier wa... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. There is no apparent need to be worried or to take a Plan B (emergency contraception) simply because Viorele 28 is a 26 active pill and 2 placebo pill pack. So, you have interchanged active pills, which have the same hormonal content. As you have taken them on time... Read Full »
I experienced bleeding after taking the emergency pill. Why?
Query: Hi doctor, I have been using birth control pill (Crisanta LS) from last 2.5 years.This month I started on 13, and I doubt I missed 1 or 2. After 13 days of starting the pill, had safe sex with a condom, but we doubt that it broke. To be safe, I took two doses of Unwanted 72 the next day and stopped ... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. What you experienced was a withdrawal bleed following Unwanted 72 (emergency contraceptive pill), which occurs in 7 to 10 days post emergency pill intake. So, it is normal. There is no pregnancy at all, as is confirmed in the ultrasound pelvis with ET being 4 mm. ET ... Read Full »
Can taking emergency contraceptive pills postpone periods?
Query: Hi doctor, I am 28 years, married for two years now. My LMC was 17th to 22nd. My husband and I had unprotected sex on 10th. We do not wish to plan our family as of now. Can you please suggest if or not to take Unwanted 72 pill. I have heard it tends to delay periods. Please help. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. You can use it only in an emergency and for occasional use. Take it within 72 hours of last intercourse. Read Full »
Can I get pregnant even after I-pill if I had unprotected sex?
Query: Hi doctor, I had unprotected sex yesterday and he pulled out of me. When we finished, I looked at my period tracker app and noticed that my period should come in four days and that I was ovulating. I took the morning-after pill immediately afterward. Will the pill work? What are the chances of me ge... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. If you have taken the pill before 72 hours have passed after the act, you are safe. Please do not worry. You are not pregnant. Also now, your periods will postpone by up to 10 days for two cycles. Thank you. For more information consult an internal medicine physic... Read Full »
Can non-penetrative sex result in pregnancy?
Query: Hello doctor, During our private space, a small amount of semen fell around my partner's vagina. She had just finished her period the previous day. There was no physical intercourse. She even consumed an emergency contraceptive pill within 30 hours of the above sequence. Is there any chance of her g... Read Full »
Answer: Hi,Welcome to icliniq.com.I understand your concern. There are quite a number of factors that determine if pregnancy will occur or not. Following are a few of them: 1. Sex must be vaginal, penetrative, and ejaculatory sexual intercourse, and not just semen falling around the vagina. Inside the vagin... Read Full »
My periods are delayed after taking contraceptives. Why?
Query: Hi doctor, I had unprotected sex on the sixth day of my cycle and took an emergency contraceptive pill, followed by withdrawal bleeding after two weeks, followed by no period on the expected date. Negative pregnancy urine test 21 days after unprotected sex and negative blood serum hCG 45 days post ... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have gone through your history and understand your concerns. Withdrawal bleeding is only a side effect of an emergency contraceptive pill(Levonorgestrel). It happens due to the sudden withdrawal of hormones from your body. So, it does not necessarily happen to everyone.... Read Full »
Why do I have irregular bleeding after a contraceptive pill?
Query: Hello doctor, I engaged in unprotected intercourse eight to nine days after the onset of my menstrual cycle. Subsequently, approximately four hours later, I took the emergency contraceptive pill. Around 13 to 14 days after this incident, I experienced sudden and intense stomach pain lasting for abou... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I read your query and understood your concern. The heavy bleeding and stomach pain you experienced after taking the emergency contraceptive pill (ECP) could be a side effect of the medication. The ECP, also known as the morning-after pill, can cause irregular bleeding ... Read Full »
My partner took an I-pill after unprotected sex. Is she safe?
Query: Hello doctor, My partner took the I-pill within two hours of unprotected sex. Is there any more risk? And also her periods are due at this point of time. So, will she have her periods this month? Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. As you have taken the emergency pill within 72 hours of intercourse, there is no chance of pregnancy. So relax and do not worry. However, if you have a doubt then get back to me. Take care. Read Full »
I had unprotected sex last month. Please help.
Query: Hello doctor,I had unprotected sex with my boyfriend last month and took i pill within three hours. After eight days I had bleeding for three days which was not like period flow, what is this bleeding? I even had my period seven days before having sexual activity. I am really worried as I am still a... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I can understand your concern. Regarding your symptoms of not seeing your period this month. I propose you have developed irregular menses from the pills you took for pregnancy protection. Let me explain better, the bleeding you saw after having sexual activity was mea... Read Full »