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I had sex with my boyfriend on the last day of my "reminder week" of my BC pills without a condom [Saturday, 6/18]. Due to unforeseen circumstances, I was unable to get my new packet of BC pills and start them on time [Sunday, 6/19]. I took Plan B on Tuesday evening because I was afraid I would get pregnant since I wasn't able to start my new pack of BC pills. I called my doctor and she said that the chances of me getting pregnant is very slim.
I stil have not gotten my pills [USPS kind of sucks] and will hopefully start them at latest next Monday. I started very lightly spotting earlier today and I don't know if that is because my hormones are thrown off balance (since I haven't taken a BC pill for 1.5 weeks now) or if it's because I might be pregnant?
How soon can I take a pregnancy test? I know you should take it as soon as you miss your period but here's the thing:
(1) My hormones are going to be off because I've missed taking my BC pills for so many days and (2) when I do start them, I'm still going to have whacky hormones for restarting the pills, and (3) since I have had extremely irregular periods when I wasn't on the pills, I wouldn't know when I would normally get my period.
Would it be too early for me to take a pregnancy test this weekend? What are my chances of being pregnant?
Typically, a pregnancy test will not be effective until around 4-5 weeks after conception. You probably already know this, but even when you start your pills again, you should continue to use a condom throughout the whole first cycle of pills. Often, a woman can be more fertile than ever before when she has recently stopped taking the pill; kind of like her overies are making up for lost time. Good Luck; I hope it all works out for the best, and madd props to you for being so vigilant and taking responsibility for your body. If and when you do get pregnant, I'm sure you're going to make a great mom.
(Rating: 4) Thanks. I hope I don't find out what kind of a mom I'll be for a long time.