I am 13 days late, but all the pregnancy tests came back negative. What could be the cause?

Question

Hi doctor,

I am 21 years old. Now, my period is delayed for 13 days. My periods are usually consistent and it comes after 29 days of every month. After getting my last period, I had unprotected sex with my partner. On the next day, I took a morning-after pill on the morning. After that, I had unprotected sex again. After a few days, I had some slight spotting. I thought that it was due to Plan B pill. As of now, I assumed that I was pregnant as I have never missed my period. I took four pregnancy tests and it came back negative. I do not have any period pain or tender breasts or any other symptoms of periods. I had some sort of pain or tenderness while having sex with my partner this week. What is the cause? I am confused. I am little concerned now. Please help.

Answer 1

Hi,

Welcome to our portal.

I understand your concern. Your periods can be delayed or irregular after taking emergency contraceptives. You can have slight bleeding. As you have a negative pregnancy result, I suggest you wait for getting your period. If you have nausea or morning sickness or anything unusual, you can repeat your urine pregnancy test after seven days from now. If the pregnancy result comes negative, then you need to do an ultrasound of the uterus.

I hope this helps.

Thank you.