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How Can Pregnancy Be Prevented After Unprotected Intercourse?
Hi Sir,
Me and my girlfriend had unprotected sex last month and her cycle for this month was about to start on 4th Feb but has not occured till now. We are very concerned if she is pregnant. Please advise on what to do now and how to avoid her from being pregnant ?
Me and my girlfriend had unprotected sex last month and her cycle for this month was about to start on 4th Feb but has not occured till now. We are very concerned if she is pregnant. Please advise on what to do now and how to avoid her from being pregnant ?
Thu, 24 May 2018
Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.
You have unprotected intercourse history. So yes pregnancy chance present. If conception occurs than after implantation placenta start developing and produce HCG hormone. So if your period delayed for week than investigate with urine HCG card test. If you want to rule out early before one week of delayed period than blood HCG estimation advisable.
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You have unprotected intercourse history. So yes pregnancy chance present. If conception occurs than after implantation placenta start developing and produce HCG hormone. So if your period delayed for week than investigate with urine HCG card test. If you want to rule out early before one week of delayed period than blood HCG estimation advisable.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
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Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service.
I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.
It's late to act upon now. It was better if she has taken emergency contraception on time. Now it's better to take a urine pregnancy test or serum beta hCG levels. And than concerned a concern a gynaecologist.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.
It's late to act upon now. It was better if she has taken emergency contraception on time. Now it's better to take a urine pregnancy test or serum beta hCG levels. And than concerned a concern a gynaecologist.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
I find this answer helpful
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