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me(14) and my bf(16) have been going out for a while and a few days ago we walked past this shelf in a store with condoms on it and we started making jokes about buying them. then later that night we were in his room watching a movie, making out, he felt me up, and stuff. then today he told me he bought a condom "just in case". i know im not ready for sex right now cause im too paranoid that i'll get pregnant or get some disease. but i was wondering if both me and my bf are virgins, can we still get an std? and how well do those morning after pills work and where could i get one w/o my parents knowing? thanks in advance! (link)
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this is from:
http://www.plannedparenthood.org/
planned parenthood is totally confidential and will not tell your parents.
Emergency Contreception (EC/Morning After Pill)
The sooner EC is taken, the better it works to prevent pregnancy!
Before you take emergency contraceptive pills (EC), be sure you understand both the benefits and the possible problems of using ECPs. If you have any questions as you read, we will be happy to talk about them with you.
Emergency contraceptive pills (EC) are hormonal pills (similar to birth control pills) that you take to try to prevent pregnancy after you have unprotected vaginal intercourse. Either your birth control method failed (for example, your condom broke) or you did not use a method.
The pills either keep the ovary from releasing an egg, thicken cervical mucus or change the lining of the uterus in such a way that a fertilized egg may not attach and develop into a pregnancy.
The sooner EC is taken, the better they work to prevent pregnancy. It is best to start the pills within 72 hours (3 days) of unprotected vaginal intercourse. When taken within the first 72 hours after intercourse, emergency contraception pills prevent pregnancy about 75-89% of the time. Studies have shown that even if EC is taken as late as 120 hours (5 days) after unprotected intercourse they may prevent pregnancy. It appears to be less effective the later it is used. The effectiveness of using EC beyond 120 hours has not been proven.
How well the pills work depends on how soon after intercourse they are started and what day in your menstrual cycle unprotected intercourse takes place. This method fails to prevent pregnancy in some cases, because:
a fertilized egg already has implanted in the uterus;
too much time passed since unprotected vaginal intercourse;
failure of the drug itself.
You will get the FDA approved information provided by the pill manufacturer if you get these pills at Planned Parenthood. If you get your pills elsewhere, you should also get a copy of the FDA information. You should read the information and ask questions about anything you do not understand.
A sensitive urine pregnancy test should be done before taking EC if you think there is any chance that you could already be pregnant (last period was late, light, or short, or if you feel pregnant).
You should not use EC if you are (or think you are) already pregnant. However, if you are pregnant, or if the pills fail and pregnancy occurs, there have not been any reports of serious side effects to the woman or to the fetus from taking the pills.
Rare, but serious complications with blood clots can occur with the regular use of birth control pills. It is not known whether blood clotting problems (or other complications) can also occur when birth control pills are used for emergency contraception, but medical experts do not think so because the exposure to the pills is so short.
Some reactions to these pills (for about 24 hours) may include:
nausea and/or vomiting (rarely);
breast tenderness;
irregular bleeding;
headache or dizziness.
After taking EC, your next period could be early or late, or could be lighter or heavier, or could be the same as usual. If you use ECPs more than once in a monthly cycle, the chances of having problems with your next period could be even greater.
If you see a clinician for any reason before you get your next period, tell him/her that you have taken EC.
If you do not want to become pregnant, it is important to think of a more reliable form of ongoing birth control. After using EC, some women continue on birth control pills or use an IUD. Ask about the options at your Planned Parenthood clinic.
Having unprotected sex may have put you at risk for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and a serious infection could cause sterility. If you think you could be at risk for STIs, talk to your clinician about getting tested.
You should come back to the clinic four weeks after taking these pills for a checkup if you have not had a normal period, or if you feel like you could be pregnant, or if you have any early signs of pregnancy (such as feeling sick to your stomach, feeling very tired, breast swelling or tenderness).
about the atd's if you have engaged in oral sex with other partners it is possible to extract one that way but otherwise you should be std free.
DO NOT let your bf make you do it before you are ready or make you feel guilty because you are not.
hope i helped :)
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