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Why is my girlfriend's period delayed by a week?
Query: Hello doctor, My girlfriend is about to turn 19 and always has regular periods. She is now over a week late but has taken multiple pregnancy tests, and they have all been negative. However, her breasts are tender and swollen, and she says it is hard for her to eat food. She has random pains in her ... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Thanks for trusting us with your health care. I can understand your concern. It is vaginal penetrative and ejaculatory sex that increases the chances of pregnancy. So, if you are sure that all your intimacy within the last three weeks does not involve vaginal penetration, there is no need to... Read Full »
I took an i-pill and missed my period for a month. Please help.
Query: Hello doctor, I would like to ask about the absence of my periods. Two months ago, I engaged in unprotected intercourse approximately a week before my expected period date and subsequently took an i-pill. A few days later, my period arrived as usual within the same month. However, now that one mo... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I read your query and understand your concern. After taking the i-pill (Levonorgestrel), withdrawal bleeding usually occurs. The bleeding you experienced was likely the withdrawal bleeding triggered by the i-pill. During this process, the endometrium (inner lining of y... Read Full »
After taking Duphaston, I noticed brown discharge. Can I be pregnant?
Query: Hi doctor,I am 24 years old and trying to get conceived. But my periods are irregular. I consulted a gynecologist. She advised me to take Duphaston. After taking it for five days, I got my periods. I followed the same for the next month. After taking my second dose, I consulted her again. She advise... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Duphaston (Dydrogesterone) is given to correct hormone levels. They help in having a pregnancy. In your case, it is difficult to predict pregnancy from your history alone. If there is no pregnancy, there is an initiation of bleeding after stopping Duphaston within one t... Read Full »
My periods are delayed after taking an I pill. Why?
Query: Hello doctor, I am a female, and I usually have a 28-day cycle. I started my periods two months ago and had protected intercourse a few days after. After that, I took an I-pill for safety. However, I had regular periods with a proper flow, which lasted four to six days. However, it has been more tha... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern. Several things can affect the period's date. You are not pregnant as your intercourse was protected, and you took the contraceptive pill and have had normal bleeding after that. The hormonal effect has not entirely cleared off from your system. ... Read Full »
I have a delayed period. Please help.
Query: Hello doctor, I had my period for three days last month. I had protected sex after four days of my periods. He did not ejaculate and the condom did not tear off or break anything like that, just to be sure I took a contraceptive pill within 12 hours. I had bleeding after six days of it for three da... Read Full »
Answer: Hello Welcome to iclniq.com. I can understand your concern. Your period has been delayed due to the intake of contraceptive pills. So long as you are sure there is penetration involving ejaculation and you have a condom, there would not be any need to take contraceptive pills. One of the side effe... Read Full »
I have not had my periods for three months. Please help.
Query: Hello doctor, I have not had my periods for three months. For the last two months, due to strain, I saw a drop after exercise; after that, there was no flow. Please give me a tablet so that I can get my periods soon and regularly. Thank you. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern. Do not worry I am here to take care of you. Regarding your symptoms, I believe you have developed an oligomenorrhoea, which is a small menses flow due to hormone imbalance or pregnancy. I would suggest you do a hormone profile and pregnancy... Read Full »
I have delayed periods though I did not have sex. Why?
Query: Hello doctor, Last month I had sex and took an emergency contraceptive pill on the same day. Later I got periods after one week. This month I did not have sex after getting periods. Why is there a delay in my periods? Am I pregnant? Please help. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Thank you for your query. Since you have taken an emergency contraceptive pill within 72 hours of intercourse and also got your periods after that, there is no chance of pregnancy. You also say that your urine pregnancy test is negative and you did not have sex, so you... Read Full »
Though I am on birth control and used condom, my period is late. Why?
Query: Hello doctor, I had sex with a tampon in and did not realize that it was still in my body until a week later, when I found it. When I had sex, we used a condom but I did not started my period tyet. Do you think the tampon being in my body for so long could delay my period? I am currently on Lexapro... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Tampon will not cause any delay in the menstrual cycle or periods. Forgetting tampon for a long time may make you prone to genital infections though. Delay in menstrual cycle is more of a hormonal function. Even though you used a condom the chances of pregnancy canno... Read Full »
I did not get my period despite a negative pregnancy test. Why?
Query: Hi doctor, I had unprotected sex with my husband after five days of my last periods and took an i-pill immediately. I did not get my periods yet and my two home pregnancy tests were negative. My periods are always regular prior to this. I am under regular medication of Eltroxin 100 mcg. Please help ... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Sometimes, hormonal disturbances can also cause delay in periods. Since your pregnancy test came negative, you can be fairly sure that you are not pregnant. I suggest you to wait for a week and still if you have no periods then let me know. We will start you on medicine ... Read Full »
Is there a way to to prepone my periods?
Query: Hi doctor, My periods are irregular. I have a holiday planned, so I wanted to prepone my periods. My last periods was exactly a month and a half back. So, I started taking Deviry tablet, twice a day for five days before my period was due. It has been six days now, but I still did not get my periods.... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. When are you going for your vacation? Usually, after stopping the tablets, you should get your period within 15 days. Read Full »