Does Delayed Periods Indicate Pregnanacy?

Posted on Fri, 20 Feb 2015

Question: Sir,
i had protected sex with my girlfriend on XXXXXXX 1st. And its now XXXXXXX 22 and she had not yet had her period. Is there anything she can take to prevent pregnancy? We're worried that she is pregnant. What should we do?

Answered by Dr. Richa Agarwal (22 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
No, there is no medicine to prevent pregnancy now.

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

Thanks for writing to us about it.

I can understand your concern here.

No there is no medicine available which will prevent pregnancy at this time.

Emergency contraceptive pills should be taken within 72 hrs. after unprotected sex or upto 5 days not more than that.

So please wait for her menses, if she missed her period than go for a home urine pregnancy test to rule out pregnancy.

If test results are positive go for abortion pills under supervision.

Hope it is useful, feel free to ask more questions.

Good luck.
Regards
Dr.Richa

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