Do I need to do a pregnancy test?
Patient: Had sex on d 12th of december and the condom slipped,I took postinor 2 3 hours later and d 2nd pill 12 hours later.on the 17th of december I bled till the 21st and now I was meant to get my last period on the 2 of jan but had it on d 8th of jan with my normal blood flow.Do I still need 2 get a pregnancy test? Doctor: Hello,thanks for sharing your health concern with us. In the current scenario, there is no need to perform a pregnancy test since you attained your natural period, though delayed by a week which often happens when an emergency contraceptive pill is taken. The bleeding you observed soon after the pill intake was the withdrawal bleeding owing to the high hormone content in the pill. The pill offers 85-98 percent protection depending upon the time interval at which it is consumed after the unprotected intercourse. Please make sure that you restrict the use of the emergency pill to one or two occasions per year in order to avoid hormone disturbances. Take care.