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What Causes Delay In Periods?

My friend and her boyfriend had done sexual stuff, and she took an Ipill because he had an orgasm. His sperm dropped on her. She took an Ipill after 3 or 4 hours of this happening. Its been a week, she has not gotten her period. Are there chances of her getting pregnant?
Mon, 27 Feb 2017
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Thank you for your question and I will try to help.

First of all, if she had intercourse about one week before her period was due, then this was already at a point in the cycle where pregnancy was very unlikely. On top of that, emergency contraception reduces this risk further. The problem with emergency contraception is that it is a hormone that can disrupt the normal cycle. It will often delay the next period which is exactly what she is experiencing. She should take a pregnancy test exactly 2 weeks after this event and use backup protection in the meantime. Finally, she needs to get in to an OB/GYN to talk about options for birth control.

I hope that this helps and good luck!
Dr. Tim
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What Causes Delay In Periods?

Thank you for your question and I will try to help. First of all, if she had intercourse about one week before her period was due, then this was already at a point in the cycle where pregnancy was very unlikely. On top of that, emergency contraception reduces this risk further. The problem with emergency contraception is that it is a hormone that can disrupt the normal cycle. It will often delay the next period which is exactly what she is experiencing. She should take a pregnancy test exactly 2 weeks after this event and use backup protection in the meantime. Finally, she needs to get in to an OB/GYN to talk about options for birth control. I hope that this helps and good luck! Dr. Tim