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Had Unprotected Sex, Taken Nordette. Have Withdrawal Bleeding. Delayed Period. Successful?

hi doctors , can you help me, i and my gf had unprotected sex after her mens stopped but then she took 4 nordette pills as ecp after 3 hrs of unprotected sex and 4 more after 12 hrs. she bad withdrawal bleeding and now 5 days delayed. how many days can nordette delay a period and does this mean that nordette effect is successful?
Sat, 29 Jun 2013
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Hello
Thanks for your query.
Nordette can delay or prepone the period by a week or sometimes more.
This definitely does not indicate that the pills worked.
you should take a pregnancy test as she has skipped her normal period.
take care.
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Had Unprotected Sex, Taken Nordette. Have Withdrawal Bleeding. Delayed Period. Successful?

Hello Thanks for your query. Nordette can delay or prepone the period by a week or sometimes more. This definitely does not indicate that the pills worked. you should take a pregnancy test as she has skipped her normal period. take care.