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Plan B questions
I'm female 21 and my boyfriend is 23 so we are both consenting adults that have been dating for six months now. My boyfriend and I had sex twice last night with about fifteen minutes between both times. The second time we had sex, the condom broke when he was about half way in, pulled out right after he heard and felt it and we stopped, he didn't finish either. However, my concern was that there was still semen from the last time that may have made it's way into the second condom so he went to Walmart and got Plan B. While he went to get it, I read awful horror stories of being super sick on it and I was apprehensive to take it since I'm to get sick on my birth control originally with the burst of hormones that comes from it, so with another burst that is three times more powerful from Plan B, I almost started crying thinking about how sick I could possibly get. My boyfriend finally just said I should take it and he would be with me the next few days so if I did get sick he'd help me out, after about a half hour of talking it over.
Now, I am on birth control but I just started that Sunday - as you're supposed to begin that the Sunday after your period begins. I also ended my period on Sunday after four days of having it, I hardly ever get a full week's worth of my period. I got my period on Thanksgiving so I started my birth control on Sunday. With it not being a full week from starting my pill and it not being in full effect, I was still concerned when the condom broke, hence, why I took the Plan B. I even tried to mathematically figure it out that my next period would start Christmas Eve (go figure), so I would ovulate on December 7th, if anything did get inside of me when the condom broke, it would stay inside until December 5th and I would give or take a day or two for ovulation to occur since what is helping me keep track of everything is just an app on my phone, meaning I could either probably ovulate on December 5th or December 9th or anywhere in between those dates meaning I could have released an egg on the 5th that could attach to one of his sperm.
However, now I'm thinking about it, my birth control would take effect on December 6 (this coming Sunday) meaning I should not ovulate anyway since that is the job of my birth control pill. So, did I take the Plan B for no reason? Am I still going to get my period on time now that I should have stopped ovulation with my regular birth control and probably really ruined my cycle with the Plan B pill on top of it? What are my chances of getting pregnant now anyway with both pills in my system? I was panicking so I took it, so any side effects are my fault and honestly I'm fully expecting some type of sickness to come with the high amount of hormones I've ingested the last three days with starting my birth control and having to take the Plan B.
Thanks for your help.
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I'm not sure whether you meant that you are currently taking birth control and started a new pack on Sunday, or if you have just started taking birth control (again, since it seems like you've tried it before). If it's the former, you didn't need to use the Plan B, as it's designed to be used when you forget to take your birth control or if you don't use birth control. If it's the latter, it's probably a good thing that you took Plan B, although your risk was very small to begin with. I think that your chances of getting pregnant are basically null at this point.
From my experience, you will get your period normally, meaning, when you start taking the placebo pills in your birth control pack. But everyone's body is different, and Plan B can mess up your cycle. You may experience some side effects from taking the Plan B on top of birth control, but many people have done so in a panic. I don't remember the side effects that I experienced but I believe it was mainly stronger PMS, and worse cramps. Try not to worry about it. I know it's easier said than done, but it's not worth it to panic over something that you've effectively taken care of to the best of your ability, and that you cannot control at this point.
Best of luck!
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Yeah i dont think your pregnant. Just because the condom broke doesnt ness. mean your automatically gonna get pregnant.
If there was semen in the tip because he finished, THEN i would worry but since their wasnt, I honestly dont think its a big deal. Plus your on birth control.
Try to track your periods closer though....youll know the days your gonna ovulate and then you can even plan when not to have sex other then when your on your period! ; )
I cant see you getting pregnant just because there might have been a LITTLE bit of semen on him between both encounters. As long as he put the condom ON and he didnt have any on his hands then it should be fine. There shouldnt be enough of it to be able to climb up in you to even reach an egg.
like the other poster said, taking some plan b would probably just be a comfort thing at this point. i wouldnt worry yet.....
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Take a deep breath.
Ovulation is not an exact science. It's entirely possible you didn't ovulate at all. It's possible you did. It's possible that will do so at an unpredictable time due starting the hormonal birth control. You can't know. Nothing online is going to give you perfect answers to your question about what is happening inside your body right now.
The chances of your being pregnant after the condom broke in that way were relatively slim, but if Plan B gave you and your boyfriend more comfort with that risk, then it's just fine to have taken it.
Your next period may be off, or seem different, since your system is facing some sudden changes and that is a normal side-effect of Plan B to have the next period be irregular, but you should just keep taking your normal birth control pills as directed.
If you are worried, talk to your doctor, but there isn't much reason to be worried. Try not to freak yourself out. You made the best decisions you can and managed the risk as well as possible. That's all good.
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