Dr. Balakrishnan R
Obstetrics and Gynecology
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Hello doctor,
I took two I-pills within a gap of five days between them. My regular period date is towards the middle of every month. On my regular period date, I had a brown discharge twice or thrice a day for five days. This was the exact time cycle of my period. Now, I am concerned about the possibility of pregnancy. After two weeks I also felt a slight warmth in my body, but that could be due to the weather also. I want to avoid pregnancy this time. Kindly help.
Thank you.
Hello,
Welcome to icliniq.com.
I read your query and can understand your concern.
You have messed up with the hormonal balance, which may be the reason that you are not getting periods. I-Pill is a high dose of progesterone hormone, which is produced in your body during the second half of the period after ovulation. This pill will suddenly increase the thickness of the inner lining of the uterus, making it unfavorable for a possible pregnancy to sit. As it is a single dose, it has no strength to stand on, so it falls off and you get period or bleeding of the increased thickness within seven to 10 days.
If you take the pills repeatedly in the same cycle, it only causes more confusion by disturbing the hormonal balance, and thereby your periods.
Those symptoms you mentioned can be seen in pregnancy, but they are the side effects of the hormone pills you have taken. Both are progesterone hormones. The only way to confirm is to have an early morning urine pregnancy test. If you see one line only, it is negative.
I suggest you have any of the oral combined contraceptive pills (birth control pills) such as a packet of 21 pills - like tablet Novelone or Ovral-G or Dear 21 or Duoluton -L or Intimacy plus 3.
Take one tablet twice a day for 10 days ( throw away the 21st pills and the inactive pills if any). No matter what the cause is (except pregnancy), you will have periods within seven to 10 days. They have no side effects.
To regularise hormones have the same birth control pills - one tablet at night from the first day of bleeding for 21 days and stop. This will regularize your hormones and periods. I will suggest you should try alternative methods of contraception;
If sex is going to be regular- use the same pill cyclically for as long as you want. It provides 100 percent protection and can avoid these anxious moments. If sex is going to be occasional, use condoms.
I hope I have answered your question.
Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards.
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