What are the possible causes for delayed periods?

Question

Hi doctor,

I am 21 years old. I had protected sex. For about two minutes, we had unprotected sex and he did not ejaculate during that. Now, I have missed my periods. I have a fever and a frequent tendency to urinate. I tested using a pregnancy kit and it turned out to be negative. I do not sleep at night and usually sleep in the morning due to tension. Should I be worried and what should I do next? Kindly help.

Thanks.

Answer 1

Hi,

Welcome to icliniq.com.

I can understand your concern.

If you have had unprotected sex even for a minute and even if he has not ejaculated, pregnancy is still possible since the precum a man has before ejaculation, has enough sperm to get you pregnant. The pregnancy test could have turned out negative if you have done it too early and there is a possibility of false negatives too. I would suggest you do a blood test to check for pregnancy called beta hCG (human chorionic gonadotropin), which is more accurate. If that is negative, then you are not pregnant. Then you can wait for your period which will eventually come or you can take tablets to initiate your period. I cannot prescribe any tablets right now without seeing a negative pregnancy test.

The symptoms you are experiencing are psychological due to fear. It has nothing to do with pregnancy. Frequent urination does happen in early pregnancy but coupled with fever, it could be a urinary tract infection for which you will need to undergo a urine examination and if there is an infection, you will need antibiotics. I suggest you see a gynecologist if you are very concerned about who can examine you physically. You can perhaps do an ultrasound, and come to a definitive diagnosis.

I hope this information will help you.

Thanks.