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What Are The Chances Of Pregnancy Despite Having Emergency Pill Within 72 Hours Of Unprotected Sex?
Question: Hi I m 24 yrs girl, I missed my periods. It must cm on 5th may bt it didn't cm. I had pill on 24 April for my unproductive sex. I did pregnancy test on 5may nd result cm negative Doctors consult me to take regestrone 5mg gfor 5 days, I having this course nd I m worried. I want to know it will b really effective to tk this tablet to cm my periods? When should I get my periods?
Brief Answer:
around one week after stopping regesterone
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thanks for the query.
I understand your concern.
If you have taken the emergency pill within 72 hours of unprotected intercourse, the possibility of pregnancy is less.
Taking emergency pill can alter your regular menstrual cycle because of high dose of hormone in it.
After taking emergency pill it may lead to withdrawal bleeding in one week to ten days usually.
But as you have started using regesterone now, till stopping these tablets you may not get periods.
After stopping regesterone in around one week you can get withdrawal bleeding.
Though the possibility of pregnancy is less in your case, if you do not get withdrawal bleeding even one week after stopping regesterone, please repeat the urine pregnancy test to rule out the possibility of pregnancy.
Take care.
around one week after stopping regesterone
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thanks for the query.
I understand your concern.
If you have taken the emergency pill within 72 hours of unprotected intercourse, the possibility of pregnancy is less.
Taking emergency pill can alter your regular menstrual cycle because of high dose of hormone in it.
After taking emergency pill it may lead to withdrawal bleeding in one week to ten days usually.
But as you have started using regesterone now, till stopping these tablets you may not get periods.
After stopping regesterone in around one week you can get withdrawal bleeding.
Though the possibility of pregnancy is less in your case, if you do not get withdrawal bleeding even one week after stopping regesterone, please repeat the urine pregnancy test to rule out the possibility of pregnancy.
Take care.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Vaishalee Punj
Thank you doctor..
I want to know one more thing supposed to b girl gets pregnant and don't want to go for any abortion and any oprtn and she dnt want to get pregnant also. In this case regestrone 5mg can help to prevent from pregnancy or what will be the another option to avoid pregnancy?
Thanks..
I want to know one more thing supposed to b girl gets pregnant and don't want to go for any abortion and any oprtn and she dnt want to get pregnant also. In this case regestrone 5mg can help to prevent from pregnancy or what will be the another option to avoid pregnancy?
Thanks..
Brief Answer:
Inducing abortion
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thanks for the query.
Usually regesterone in 5mg per day dose will not help in preventing pregnancy.
The methods of avoiding pregnancy are:
-Taking emergency contraceptive tablet within 72 hours
-Getting Intra uterine contraceptive device insertion within 120 hours.
If you cross this period, you have to wait till your expected date of periods.
And if you miss the periods, you have to check for the possibility of pregnancy by urine pregnancy test.
If test gives positive result, you need to undergo abortion. Upto 8 weeks of gestation medical termination with tablets is possible.
But as you have taken emergency contraceptive pill and as the urine pregnancy test gave negative result, the possibility of pregnancy is less in your case. Better to wait for one week and possibly you may get withdrawal bleeding by that time.
Take care.
Inducing abortion
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thanks for the query.
Usually regesterone in 5mg per day dose will not help in preventing pregnancy.
The methods of avoiding pregnancy are:
-Taking emergency contraceptive tablet within 72 hours
-Getting Intra uterine contraceptive device insertion within 120 hours.
If you cross this period, you have to wait till your expected date of periods.
And if you miss the periods, you have to check for the possibility of pregnancy by urine pregnancy test.
If test gives positive result, you need to undergo abortion. Upto 8 weeks of gestation medical termination with tablets is possible.
But as you have taken emergency contraceptive pill and as the urine pregnancy test gave negative result, the possibility of pregnancy is less in your case. Better to wait for one week and possibly you may get withdrawal bleeding by that time.
Take care.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Yogesh D
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