Welcome to the EmpowHER community. Thank you for reaching out to us with your concern about a late period.
You were not at any risk for becoming pregnant. Sperm cannot pass through fabric.
However, antibiotics can can interfere with hormone levels and cause a delay in your period.
Most antibiotics are absorbed in the liver, and when they are present, the metabolism rate of estrogen as well as progesterone will be affected. This can interfere with the estrogen supply that is in the blood and cause an irregularity of the menstrual cycle.
When the estrogen levels change in the blood, your cycle will be affected because wrong information is being sent to the pituitary gland to release hormones as expected. Your body actually ovulates based on the pituitary gland’s ability to identify that sufficient estrogen is in the blood, so antibiotic treatment can affect all of these delicate balances.
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Hello lauren.lola,
Welcome to the EmpowHER community. Thank you for reaching out to us with your concern about a late period.
You were not at any risk for becoming pregnant. Sperm cannot pass through fabric.
However, antibiotics can can interfere with hormone levels and cause a delay in your period.
Most antibiotics are absorbed in the liver, and when they are present, the metabolism rate of estrogen as well as progesterone will be affected. This can interfere with the estrogen supply that is in the blood and cause an irregularity of the menstrual cycle.
When the estrogen levels change in the blood, your cycle will be affected because wrong information is being sent to the pituitary gland to release hormones as expected. Your body actually ovulates based on the pituitary gland’s ability to identify that sufficient estrogen is in the blood, so antibiotic treatment can affect all of these delicate balances.
Regards,
December 8, 2016 - 10:23amMaryann
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