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What Causes Delayed Periods?

me and my girlfriend had unprotected sex last month. she is expecting her period on 16th but it has been delayed. yesterday she had pregnancy test and it came negative.
please help what to do? we are not in the stage that we can have baby. she is a student and I just started my career.
posted on Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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Hi,

Wait for 1 more week for period to come, if pregnancy test comes positive then termination has to be done with medicines, if test is still negative start medroxyprogesterone tablet for 5 days.

Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. Sujoy S. Bhattacharjee, OBGYN, Maternal and Fetal Medicine
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What Causes Delayed Periods?

Hi, Wait for 1 more week for period to come, if pregnancy test comes positive then termination has to be done with medicines, if test is still negative start medroxyprogesterone tablet for 5 days. Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Sujoy S. Bhattacharjee, OBGYN, Maternal and Fetal Medicine