What Causes Delay In Periods After Having I Pill?

Posted on Fri, 26 Dec 2014

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Question : I had sex with my husband and on first not i had a tab called postpone
again we had protected sex
but to be sure i had an ipill again
so 2 tabs in 4 days
i am having a delayed period by 2 days
will there be a problem

Answered by Dr. Aarti Abraham (-4 hours later)

Brief Answer:
DELAY MOSTLY DUE TO I PILL

Detailed Answer:
Hello
Thanks for writing to us with your health concern.
Postpone tablet is just used to postpone or prepone periods, and does not protect against pregnancy.
I pill causes menstrual delay in some women, maybe upto a week.
Most probably your period is delayed because of that.
You should take a pregnancy test just to be sure , 3 weeks after unprotected sex.
Also, you should use reliable contraception, taking pills like this will cause hormonal imbalance in your body.
All the best.
Please feel free to discuss further.

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