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What Causes Delayed Periods After Taking A Morning After Pill?

Hi,i had protected sex on the 4 of august but the condom broke, i took the morning after pill as instructed,i t has now been 11 days since and i have neither vaginal discharge nor vaginal bleeding,my periods was due om the 10th of august,i have done two pregnancy test but both came back negetive.what does this mean??
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Hi and welcome.
Well, these pills contain estrogen hormone and after the use of emergency contraception in some women, both delayed periods and vaginal bleeding can occur. Other possible side effects are abdominal pain, headache, nausea, fatigue. Pregnancy tests are usually highly accurate at detecting pregnancy if taken at the appropriate time which is 11 to 14 days after possible conception. If the tests that you did were done at this time or later then they are likely accurate. Emergency contraception only reduces the risk of unplanned pregnancy by 88% but consistent use of other forms of contraception ( the pill, injection, implants etc) offer 99% protection. I hope this helps, feel free to ask any other questions
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What Causes Delayed Periods After Taking A Morning After Pill?

Hi and welcome. Well, these pills contain estrogen hormone and after the use of emergency contraception in some women, both delayed periods and vaginal bleeding can occur. Other possible side effects are abdominal pain, headache, nausea, fatigue. Pregnancy tests are usually highly accurate at detecting pregnancy if taken at the appropriate time which is 11 to 14 days after possible conception. If the tests that you did were done at this time or later then they are likely accurate. Emergency contraception only reduces the risk of unplanned pregnancy by 88% but consistent use of other forms of contraception ( the pill, injection, implants etc) offer 99% protection. I hope this helps, feel free to ask any other questions . If you still have any other query, you may please ask me.