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I am a 24year old lady and I have a 2year old daughter. I have been on the Petrogen injection for the past year,my last injection was due on the 10th of December 2011 but I didnt get the injection. I recently had unprotected sex with my partner and I drank the emergency morning after pill. I want to know is it possible for me to fall pregnant because I missed my last injection, and how long does it actually take for my menstruation cycle to normalize.

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Yes, you can get pregnant.  You should take a urine pregnancy test 2 weeks from when you had unprotected intercourse.  It can take up to 6 months to get a normal period.  Some women take a longer period of time up to a year and some women within the first 3 months.  You should be very careful and consider another form of contraception if you are not desiring to become pregnant.  

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We are a group of family doctors who provide abortion care for over a decade. We can answer any health or medical related questions about early abortion, including the aspiration procedure, the abortion pill (RU486), or surgical abortion. We run a practice called Early Options, located in New York City: http://www.EarlyAbortionOptions.com. The practice is dedicated to making early abortion part of mainstream medical care. There are other family doctors around the United States who practice a similar approach to early abortion care: see http://www.EarlyAbortion.com. Please do not ask "private" questions so that other women can learn from your experience. Please tell me what country you are from so that we can better help you.

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Experience in the area: We are all board certified family doctors who have special training in early abortion and reproductive health. Dr. Joan Fleischman is the founder of Early Options (earlyabortionoptions.com) dedicated to making early abortion part of mainstream medical care. Organizations: National Abortion Federation American Association of Family Physicians

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Dr. Joan Fleischman, Founder M.D., Harvard Medical School M.P.A., John F. Kennedy School of Government

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