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Why is my girlfriend's period delayed by a week?
Query: Hello doctor, My girlfriend is about to turn 19 and always has regular periods. She is now over a week late but has taken multiple pregnancy tests, and they have all been negative. However, her breasts are tender and swollen, and she says it is hard for her to eat food. She has random pains in her ... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Thanks for trusting us with your health care. I can understand your concern. It is vaginal penetrative and ejaculatory sex that increases the chances of pregnancy. So, if you are sure that all your intimacy within the last three weeks does not involve vaginal penetration, there is no need to... Read Full »
I took an i-pill and missed my period for a month. Please help.
Query: Hello doctor, I would like to ask about the absence of my periods. Two months ago, I engaged in unprotected intercourse approximately a week before my expected period date and subsequently took an i-pill. A few days later, my period arrived as usual within the same month. However, now that one mo... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I read your query and understand your concern. After taking the i-pill (Levonorgestrel), withdrawal bleeding usually occurs. The bleeding you experienced was likely the withdrawal bleeding triggered by the i-pill. During this process, the endometrium (inner lining of y... Read Full »
My periods are delayed after taking an I pill. Why?
Query: Hello doctor, I am a female, and I usually have a 28-day cycle. I started my periods two months ago and had protected intercourse a few days after. After that, I took an I-pill for safety. However, I had regular periods with a proper flow, which lasted four to six days. However, it has been more tha... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern. Several things can affect the period's date. You are not pregnant as your intercourse was protected, and you took the contraceptive pill and have had normal bleeding after that. The hormonal effect has not entirely cleared off from your system. ... Read Full »
My periods are delayed by a month. Why?
Query: Hello doctor,My period is 24 days late. I am married but not pregnant yet, and the test results are negative. I have been experiencing tenderness in my breasts, lower back pain, and cramps for the last four days, but nothing has come out so far. My period is irregular, and I do not use any medicatio... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, I am glad you chose icliniq for your medical-related queries. I can understand your concern. There are quite several things that can cause a delayed period, including anovulation (not ovulating). However, if your pregnancy test was negative a week ago, you are not pregnant (as most pregnancy... Read Full »
Is there another cause for my delayed period or am I pregnant?
Query: Hi doctor, I had my period about a month ago. Usually, my period arrives around the same time each month, but this time, it did not come on schedule. Concerned, I took two pregnancy tests about five days apart, but both came back negative. I then underwent pelvic sonography, which showed normal res... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I read your query and can understand your concern. The ability to detect a pregnancy on an ultrasound scan depends on the strength of the ultrasound machine and the age of the pregnancy. Usually, most abdominal ultrasound scans can detect a pregnancy by six weeks... Read Full »
My periods are delayed after a sexual contact. Why?
Query: Hi doctor, I had a type of partial sex, which was not proper. But after that, I got my period after four days. Now, a month has passed, and still, I am not getting periods. Why? Please help. Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern. Provided you had a period after the sex and the period was normal, then you are not pregnant. Having a period after sex is proof that the sex did not result in pregnancy. The present delay you are having in your period may be due to other things... Read Full »
I did not get my periods after taking contraceptives. Why?
Query: Hello doctor, I am 17 years old. I had sex using a condom, and neither it slipped nor had any hole in it. We used it the whole time, and I took an emergency contraceptive pill two days later. Till today, there was no bleeding at all. It has been three weeks. There was no withdrawal bleeding, too. O... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern. Condoms alone are effective in preventing pregnancy, but you also take an emergency contraceptive pill, which is also effective in protecting against unwanted pregnancy. So you have dual protection. There is no possibility of pregnancy occurring... Read Full »
My periods have been delayed by three days. Why?
Query: Hello doctor, I have been suffering from irregular menstruation for 10 years, and the bleeding occurs for only one or two days. I have taken a Ceftriaxone tablet and am concerned as my periods have been delayed for three days this month. Kindly suggest. Thank you. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I can understand your concern There are several causes for a delay in menstrual period. Hormonal imbalance and intra-uterine adhesions are the most common causes. If the period has been delayed for more than a week, or if the flow is for one or two days, it is abnorma... Read Full »