What Causes Delay In Menstruation After Sexual Intercourse?

Posted on Tue, 6 Oct 2015

Question: Me and my girl friend did unprotected intercourse on September 9th afternoon.. her date is on 10th. She took a papaya fruit on next day.. she experienced some abdominal pain..we waited and no menses started .. so we took option 72 1.5mg(levonorgestrol)tablet on 12th September morning and vomitted within 1 hr.. so we took again the dose of levonorgestrol.. til now nothing happens except she has abdominal pain.. when we expect bleeding after taking levonorgestril.. what should we do now to abort pregnancy..kindly help ma girlfriend doctor..

Answered by Dr. Deepti Verma (23 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
wait at atleast 4-5 days for the bleeding to occur.

Detailed Answer:
Hi dear,

I have gone through your question and understand your concerns.She has taken emergency contraception levonorgestrel within 72 hours of unprotected intercourse. Bleeding due to it can occur between 5-7 days of taking the pill.

I suggest you both not to panic and wait at atleast 4-5 days for the bleeding to occur. Usually, the pill is 90% effective in preventing pregnancy is taken within 72 hours of unprotected intercourse.

Hope you found the answer helpful. Please do get back for further queries.
Wishing you both good health.
Regards
Dr Deepti Verma

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vaishalee Punj