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What Could Cause In Delay In Periods?
Hi,
I have a question about the possibility of me being pregnant. I have been on birth control for about a year and a half but in the past few months I have missed more pills than I should as a result of being busy, and the fact that I haven't been having sex. About three months ago I had sex and we used a condom at the beginning but when it fell off we continued for a few seconds. Then we realized that we were being stupid so we stopped; without him finishing. Although he didn't finish, I decided that it was best that I took the morning after pill anyway. Like the directions said, I got the "forced" period that the plan B pill is supposed to cause a few days later. I continued to take the pill after that period stopped and I got my period twice thereafter. One thing that I feel I should mention is the fact that one of those periods were a result of me changing my cycle using the pill (i made it come earlier). I'm supposed to get my period soon or I was supposed to already have had it (i'm actually not sure) but I haven't yet. A few days ago I watched a show about a woman who didn't know that she was pregnant until she started giving birth because she didn't show any signs of pregnancy, and even had her periods. I know the possibilities are very slim, but is it in any way possible that the hormones in the Morning after pill and my Birth Control making me have periods even though I'm pregnant?
I have a question about the possibility of me being pregnant. I have been on birth control for about a year and a half but in the past few months I have missed more pills than I should as a result of being busy, and the fact that I haven't been having sex. About three months ago I had sex and we used a condom at the beginning but when it fell off we continued for a few seconds. Then we realized that we were being stupid so we stopped; without him finishing. Although he didn't finish, I decided that it was best that I took the morning after pill anyway. Like the directions said, I got the "forced" period that the plan B pill is supposed to cause a few days later. I continued to take the pill after that period stopped and I got my period twice thereafter. One thing that I feel I should mention is the fact that one of those periods were a result of me changing my cycle using the pill (i made it come earlier). I'm supposed to get my period soon or I was supposed to already have had it (i'm actually not sure) but I haven't yet. A few days ago I watched a show about a woman who didn't know that she was pregnant until she started giving birth because she didn't show any signs of pregnancy, and even had her periods. I know the possibilities are very slim, but is it in any way possible that the hormones in the Morning after pill and my Birth Control making me have periods even though I'm pregnant?
Mon, 23 Jan 2017
Hello, and I hope I can help you today.
First of all, if you had sex three months ago without any ejaculation inside you, took the morning-after pill, and also were taking birth control pills, your chance of accidental pregnancy are close to zero.
Secondly, your cycle will be irregular if you miss pills or change your pill taking cycle. This is not a sign of pregnancy. You need to have taken the birth control pill consecutively for three weeks straight and stop it for at least three or four days to have a withdrawal bleed from the birth control pills, so if that is not happened in the last month, there is no reason that you should expect your period to come on time.
Thirdly, the most common sign of pregnancy is missing your period by yourself, without taking any hormones. So even though there are reports of women who do not realize that they were pregnant and claim that they had their menstrual cycle throughout the pregnancy, the majority of women do not have vaginal bleeding during the pregnancy at all.
So in summary, there is no reason to suspect based on your history and symptoms that you are pregnant. If you are still concerned, modern urine pregnancy test will become positive within 10 days to two weeks after conception. So if you perform a urine pregnancy test at this time, the results will be accurate, and hopefully you can be re-sure that you are not pregnant.
I hope I was able to adequately answer your question today, and that my advice was helpful.
Best wishes,
Dr. Brown
First of all, if you had sex three months ago without any ejaculation inside you, took the morning-after pill, and also were taking birth control pills, your chance of accidental pregnancy are close to zero.
Secondly, your cycle will be irregular if you miss pills or change your pill taking cycle. This is not a sign of pregnancy. You need to have taken the birth control pill consecutively for three weeks straight and stop it for at least three or four days to have a withdrawal bleed from the birth control pills, so if that is not happened in the last month, there is no reason that you should expect your period to come on time.
Thirdly, the most common sign of pregnancy is missing your period by yourself, without taking any hormones. So even though there are reports of women who do not realize that they were pregnant and claim that they had their menstrual cycle throughout the pregnancy, the majority of women do not have vaginal bleeding during the pregnancy at all.
So in summary, there is no reason to suspect based on your history and symptoms that you are pregnant. If you are still concerned, modern urine pregnancy test will become positive within 10 days to two weeks after conception. So if you perform a urine pregnancy test at this time, the results will be accurate, and hopefully you can be re-sure that you are not pregnant.
I hope I was able to adequately answer your question today, and that my advice was helpful.
Best wishes,
Dr. Brown
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