Expert: Shan Yi Sheng - 3/3/2010

Question
Hello Shan,

Greetings

I am writing you in very critical condition, i am a guy and i am engaged with a 23 year old girl and we are going to marry in this november, we had unprotected and she should have her last period on feb 28, 2010 which she missed, she did not tell me thinking that she would get it after a week or so, when she told me about it, i am very very scared and i do not want to put her and my family reputation on stake.

I gave her on MT Pill (200mg) on Feb28, 2010 at morning 9, and the medical store person also gave me 2 Mesoprost (200mg) and asked me to give mesoprost after 48 hours of MT Pill, but my to be wife did not take that mesoprost though she took MT pill.

Now my problem is that i can not go to any doctor as the place where i live in most of people know my and her family. Second thing is she is very scared of doctors and she refused completely to see a doc.

I understand that you can not prescribe medicine in such open forum and i also understand the side effect of pills and the possible risk, however i request you to kindly suggest me a way so that i can get both of us free with this problem unless we get marry and can save ourselves with a shame.

Please suggest some pills and the prescription so that i can give it to her on my email (), i can not tell you in words how stuck i am and its like i am deep shit, its been 5 days i cant sleep at all. I am begging you please help me to get out of this situation.

I am waiting for your mail.

Regards,
Chhupa

Answer
Hi Chhupa,
I understand that culture problems are not the same as natural problems.
In most western societies people just should marry a bit earlier, pregnancy is not something to be ashamed of.
In fact you forgot to do something important : A pregnancy test.
There are many reasons for a woman not to get her period in time. So perhaps she was not pregnant at all.

Another thing is unclear. You gave her mifepristone ? Or what ? And did she swallow it or not ?
Is MT same as Mifepristone ? or Mifeprex ?

If she is pregnant she is only 3 tot 4 weeks according to your mail.  In that case it is a very young pregnancy that can easily disappear by itself as happens with almost 60 % of very young pregnancies.

So do not worry to much and perform a pregnancytest. If it is positive come, back to me and answer my questions.
Bye for now,
Dr Sahn