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What Causes Delayed Periods Inspite Of Taking Althea After Intercourse?

I took althea after our sex intercourse at my last day of period...I took regularly all the 19 except for the last 2 pieces of althea....my period didnt come yet...my last contact is last sept.10...at the same day I took the althea pills...im worried cause its my first time using althea not on the first day of my period.please help..thanks
Fri, 22 Apr 2016
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Hello,

I can understand your concern. Actually, for Althea to work as an effective contraception method, the golden rule is to complete the course of all 21 tablets. You should not stop taking the pills before 21 days. As you have taken 19 pills, you might not be totally protected from pregnancy. You can start them from day 2 to day 5 of menstruation with same effects.

I recommend you to take a home pregnancy test. If the results come negative and your periods are delayed for more than 10 days, you shoud contact a gynecologist for physical examination and further investigations like blood tests, ultrasonography etc to reach the cause of absent periods. Based on the test results, the gymecologist can prescribe you medicines for the management of the problem.

I hope this information helps. Thank you for choosing HealthcareMagic. Take care.

Best,
Dr. Viraj Shah
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What Causes Delayed Periods Inspite Of Taking Althea After Intercourse?

Hello, I can understand your concern. Actually, for Althea to work as an effective contraception method, the golden rule is to complete the course of all 21 tablets. You should not stop taking the pills before 21 days. As you have taken 19 pills, you might not be totally protected from pregnancy. You can start them from day 2 to day 5 of menstruation with same effects. I recommend you to take a home pregnancy test. If the results come negative and your periods are delayed for more than 10 days, you shoud contact a gynecologist for physical examination and further investigations like blood tests, ultrasonography etc to reach the cause of absent periods. Based on the test results, the gymecologist can prescribe you medicines for the management of the problem. I hope this information helps. Thank you for choosing HealthcareMagic. Take care. Best, Dr. Viraj Shah