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Delayed 2nd period after taking the Morning After Pill?? (Plan B)

By Anonymous January 5, 2012 - 9:29pm
 
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In freak out mode at the moment..which of course doesnt help the situation!!!
Is it common for your 2nd period to be delayed after take the MAP?? Or could I be in fact pregnant.... stupid I know but Im too scared to take a test. I'm currently 4 days late for my 2nd period. Ok a little background:

My cycle length is 31 days (consistent for the past 4 or 5 months prior to this)
CD 1 - (Nov 6 - 10th) - normal period
CD 8 - unprotected sex (ejaculate inside)

CD 10 - unprotected sex (no ejaculation inside - entered for about a minute or 2) - Long story but its this encounter that Im worried about!
CD 11 - Took Plan B...pretty much 24hrs on the dot!
CD 15 - Started spotting (very light, usually only when I wiped - this continued on for 10days). Felt nauesous pretty much this whole time.
CD 19 - Pregnancy Test - negative (obviously too early to tell. Only 9 -11 days after)
CD 26 - no spotting
CD 27 - no spotting
CD 28 - 1st day of heavy flow (so by usual cycle I was 3 days early)
CD 29 - Heavy Flow
CD 30 - Medium
CD 31 - Light
CD 32 - Light

From memory my period was relatively the same as usual, maybe not as painful, but so obviously then I thought I was in the clear!!

I am now currently waiting for my 2nd period to arrive. Its now CD35 which technically makes me 4 days late. I have had sore boobs for the past 3 days but dont really feel like my period is coming...maybe a few cramps here and there.
I have started to feel nauesous today, but that could be from anxiety!!

I know simple answer...go take a pregnancy test!!! So stupid but Im too scared. So do you think its possible I could be pregnant or is common for your 2nd period to be delayed after MAP? Thanks for any advice.

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(reply to Anonymous)

Hi, I came across your post and what happened to you is happening to me this month. Did you end up getting your period? I will be testing tomorrow but I doubt I am pregnant. Please get back to me, I appreciate it.

April 21, 2016 - 12:53am
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Anonymous

Took morning after pill on 15th July had period on 22nd July lasted for about 2 weeks! Now a month later on 2nd period first day and feeling very sick is that normal?

September 11, 2015 - 2:02pm
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Anonymous

been on a Birth control pill for a year but i stopped using it..the last pill was taken last March 18 and did had my last period on April 20...i had an unprotected sex one Saturday morning between 6am and 7am...but my partner pull it out when he come..then i went to the pharmacy 2 days after the incident and asked for the morning after pill and the pharmacist gave me the Postinor 2.the pharmacist told me to take 2 tablets at a time.but what i did, i took the first tablet on the 2nd day after the intercourse around 9:50pm.then the 2nd tablet 12 hours later as the manufacturer's directed.. (that the pill should be taken within 72 hours after the unprotected sex.first tablet and the next one 12 hours after the first one)..i took a test, a week and 2 weeks after the incident and all came out negative...been feeling my lower abdomen (feels like you're having your period) for 2 weeks now, and sometimes dizziness and feel like fainting and vomiting..my breasts sore..and now, it's already 21st of the month..which means, i already 1 day delayed..is there any possibilities that i might be pregnant? or is it just my body's adjusting from the previous birth control pills that i took and recently from the morning after pill? is the morning after pill can delay period? as this is my first time to take the morning after pill...and one thing, a week after the intercourse, i've been having a cream, greenish and white discharge until now..and a week of viginal itching..but the itching already stopped..! i am so worried now..please help me..! and also, experiencing lower back pain...!

thank you so much...

May 20, 2012 - 3:25pm

Hi Anonymous,

This is actually a very common question that we get here. The morning after pill will in fact change your period. Sometimes you can get an extra period in the month, or sometimes none at all. However, this doesn't mean that you are pregnant or that the pill didn't work-- it is just a side effect. If your regular period is late by more than one week, please take a pregnancy test.

Best wishes,

Rosa

January 6, 2012 - 5:35am
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