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Inducing menstruation
I have not used the pill before and I would like to know if I can take it, even though I have missed my period. I am certain that I am not pregnant. I have been stressing a lot. Will it help induce my period? if so, when do I take it? And when should I expect my period?
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This is one of those questions that needs a medical answer from a medical doctor. Since none of us are doctors we cannot and should not answer this question.
If you are thinking of taking someone else medication or the plan B pill my advice is not to without first consulting a doctor; preferably a GYN. Medication prescribed for someone else is based on their doctors knowledge of their physiology. You and they may be very much alike in shape and appearance though your physiology may be very different. Taking their medication can be very harmful, even life threatening, if you do.
The plan B pill has only been know to be effective in preventing pregnancy for up to 7 days after intercourse. I do not know what would happen if you took it for other reasons.
Missing a period is not always the result of pregnancy. In fact the number 1 reason is stress. Stress in all women young and old will cause a missed period. Another reason is infection and another could be the taking of different medications.
So my advice is to see a GYN.
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Never take any prescription or medication for reasons other than instructed. I assume you are talking about Plan B, the morning after pill.
your statement:I am certain that I am not pregnant
isn't clear enough. It does not tell me why you are certain. It could mean two things, you do not have a sex partner and therefore you are certain, or you do have a sex partner but you used condoms or spermicide, or you did not have penis in vagina sex. If there was a man involved, and his sperm got anywhere near the vagina or on his hands before he fingered you, theres a chance of being pregnant. In that case take a pregnancy test.
If its been a long time since or you've never been to a Dr. for a female exam, its a good idea to do so, that way if there are any other health problems contributing to not having a period, it can be discovered early.
That all said, now we move on to the subject of stress since you mentioned it.
Stress is a known factor of making a period be off schedule, a sickness or illness is too. And another is age. In all these circumstances, it is perfectly normal and nothing to worry about.
Regarding age, older women kinda are expecting this if in menopause age or for the few who experience menopause unnaturally early, (a neighbor of mine did in mid thirties)
However if you are at the other end of the spectrum, 13,14,15 and sometimes later teens, it is also natural for a period to start and seem to have a schedule but then go all over the place, bigger gaps than one month in between and also shorter ones like getting a period every two weeks and the length of a period can also be all over the place from the usual few days to lasting 2 weeks, comprised of lots of light spotting the entire time. All this can be normal, and as time goes by your body will learn to regulate and get on a schedule.
So in short, do not attempt to do home remedies or take over the counter products to start a period. Getting on a birth control pill without advising a Dr of your concerns, may throw off or mask an underlying health issue. It is best to get a complete exam, and let a Dr know how long you've gone without a monthly menstruation so they can test for possible causes. If you are sexually active, the Dr. should know this too. And you should be asking Dr. about birth control because lack of period does not necessarily mean a lack of ovulation. Ovulating occurs 2 weeks before a period shows up.
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