... stayed in her which means the semen definitely got inside her. She’s been on birth control for a while now. Should she take Plan B? She takes her pills every day, sometimes not exactly at the same time but she always takes it. I am worried. Please help.
Birth Control - Last night me and my girlfriend had sex but as I was pulling out the condom,,,
Question posted by charlie144 on 13 Sep 2019
Last updated on 13 September 2019
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LousArk
13 Sep 2019
It depends on which pills she takes & how late she takes them. The Manufacturer will state in the instructions how long she has to take them, & when other precautions should taken.
Plan B is a huge dose of artificial hormone for the body, & can cause a lot of unpleasant side effects. I'd only recommend using one if she is definitely unlikely to be covered by her regular hormonal birth control.
charlie144
13 Sep 2019
she has an alarm for 7pm every day, mostly takes it at that time but sometimes she forgets and maybe takes it like 2 hours or so later. she doesn’t miss days though. yesterday she took it around 8 ish before we had sex. she’s supposed to get her period this weekend on sunday, but even sometimes doesn’t get it exactly when she is supposed to. i just don’t know what to do and it’s stressing me pretty hard
charlie144
13 Sep 2019
also what would make her unlikely to be covered by her birth control? i appreciate your help. thank you
LousArk
13 Sep 2019
That all sounds fine. She's taking them within the safe time window, so should not require emergency contraception. It's only if she was outside the safe time slot for taking them that I'd be concerned.
Remember to hold the condom on your penis as you withdraw each time, withdrawing before you start to lose the erection, & never try to continue intercourse if you've started to lose an erection, even before ejaculation, as that's when leakages can also happen. Withdraw, wash, then put on a new condom.
charlie144
13 Sep 2019
there was a few time she has taken it at 12 pm which is about 5 hours after when she usually does but that wasn’t super recent. just curious if that effects anything at all
LousArk
13 Sep 2019
It will tell her in the insert sheet that comes with the tablets, how long she has to take them, if she misses her regular time to do so. As she's taking a week break each month for her period, I assume it's not the progesterone only pill/Mini Pill/POP, which only has a 3 hour window, & that 5 hours won't be an issue (although it's best to take them at the same time, to ensure she remembers each day). Just check on that sheet, or put the name of the drug into the search field of this website, & it will tell you there, too.
charlie144
13 Sep 2019
she takes apri birth control, she has 2 pills left before she’s supposed to get her period although she doesn’t usually get them on sunday like she’s supposed to. the condom we used also had spermicide, is that even more protection? even though the condom came off ?
LousArk
13 Sep 2019
It might help a little.
charlie144
13 Sep 2019
i can’t seem to find the time window of her birth control whether it’s 3 hours or 5. but i know she doesn’t take it exactly the same time every day, sometimes exactly 7, but then there could be a day where she takes it somewhere around 10 but then the next day takes it at 7, does that increase her risk of pregnancy?
LousArk
13 Sep 2019
With that pill she would still be safe even 5 hours late.
If she forgot it completely until the next day, then she'd have had to double up on pills the next day, taking the missed pill when remembered, & then the pill for that day, on time.
LousArk
13 Sep 2019
This is assuming she's been on hormonal birth control pills at least 7 days in total.
charlie144
13 Sep 2019
she has been on it for a while. she has missed a day before and doubled up but that wasn’t too recently. she’s also taken plan B before and didn’t get any side effects. so are we good not taking plan b or should she just in case ?
LousArk
13 Sep 2019
Plan B can give different side effects each time it's used. From everything you've said I can't see any reason for her to put her body through all the extra chemicals, but no method of contraception is 100% guaranteed to be effective.
If she decides to use emergency contraception, she'll just need to be aware of possible side effects, & that it could mean she doesn't bleed on time for a while. When women use both types of artificial hormones (Plan B on top of regular hormonal birth control), sometimes they won't get a regular period for months. Just something I see often with the women I speak to.
Others may get lots of irregular bleeding etc.
Other hormonal side effects are also common.
charlie144
13 Sep 2019
does the amount of sperm that went inside matter? because i’m pretty sure the condom fell off before i even ejaculated. it didn’t look like there was any inside the condom after. again thank you for your help i’m just being super cautious i’m young and not ready for a kid
LousArk
13 Sep 2019
You're welcome.
Your partner's regular birth control should have protected her whether it was 1 sperm or a whole ejaculation full.
No hormonal birth control is 100% guaranteed to be effective, there's always a chance. From what you've said, the chance is very low.
It doesn't sound like being sexually active is something you're ready for, as there are always risks, & if it's going to cause this much stress, then perhaps it's just not worth it. Something you have to decide.
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