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A member asked:
Can sex post pone a period when taking birth control? even with protected sex? why is it late?
4 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
Lots of reasons...: ...for a late period (and you didn't specify how many days late you may be). However, your question appears to seek reassurance that you're not pregnant. No birth control method is perfect, so please consider a home pregnancy test next.
Answered 1/19/2017
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Late period: Reasons for missed/late periods: low body weight, obesity, marked weight ^ or v, over-exercise, endurance athletics, breast-feeding, ^ stress, illness, eating disorders (bulimia or anorexia), anovulatory cycle (no egg released), travel, hormone irregularities, drug use, meds (i.e., birth control) or medical problems (i.e. PCOS). #1 reason is pregnancy.
Answered 5/19/2015
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