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What Causes Delay In Periods While Taking Lydia Contraceptive Pill?

Hi, I took an emergency contraception pill LYDIA (levonorgestel) 12hrs after an unprotective sex (during ovulation), though there was coitus interupticus. I was expecting my menses 7/11/15 but it didn t come. Please is there a possibility that the menses will come, can it fail me? Considering the time I took it? Thanks
Thu, 31 Dec 2015
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Tab levonorgestryl is succsesfull only 85%. Is it 7 days have passed since you took tabs? You had coitus intruptous . You cant know that no semen has injected. It is better to get your urine for pregnancy test done. I
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What Causes Delay In Periods While Taking Lydia Contraceptive Pill?

Tab levonorgestryl is succsesfull only 85%. Is it 7 days have passed since you took tabs? You had coitus intruptous . You cant know that no semen has injected. It is better to get your urine for pregnancy test done. I