My bf and I had unprotected sex (Saturday, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday) I took the Plan B on Tuesday 2hrs after the last act. Does it matter that we had unprotected sex that many times before taking the Pill? N yes I kno I'm getting on BC I'm well aware that it was bad judgment on us both. So no need to bash!
Does it matter how many times you've had unprotected sex before taking Plan B?
Question posted by Anonymous on 11 Jan 2013
Last updated on 8 February 2017 by LousArk
4 Answers
LousArk
8 Feb 2017
It might cover you first sex you had up to 72hrs prior to taking it, but not longer than that. You left it too long. There's therefore a realistic chance of pregnancy.
Plan B is less reliable than regular birth control, even when taken within 72 hrs. It won't work if you are ovulating, neither. You'd need one of the other 2 measures.
Questiona
8 Feb 2017
Did u end up pregnant? Wondering because I'm in the same situation?
DzooBaby
11 Jan 2013
It works best if you take it within 36 hours of your sexual encounter so it is doubtful that it will cover you for Saturdays sex. If an egg was fertilzed and implanted, it will NOT terminate that pregnancy in progress so if you did have an available egg that was fertilized on Saturday, it will not stop the pregnancy.
DzooBaby
11 Jan 2013
Sorry, I mean 72 hours, not 36. But that still doesnt cover you for Sat.
kaismama
11 Jan 2013
What's at question is if it will cover that Saturday. Its supposed to be taken within 72 hrs of sex, preferably less.
Inactive
11 Jan 2013
Yes. My question is if it'll cover from the first act to the last. Does it matter how many times in that 72hr period you have unprotected sex? Or jus as long as u take it within that time frame? It was real last Saturday like (11:30pm) n took the pill at 6am Tuesday morning.
cupcake7667
11 Jan 2013
You're not suppose to have unprotected sec after you take it. It's not birth control. It will cover the unprotected sex prior to taking it. So if that's what you did, didn't understand your post completely, you should be covered. Please do follow through with birth control. This comment is directed at you but the morning after pill as it was called in my youth was much harder to get. You had to be 18 and could only get it tgtough planned parenthood. Now it seems they practically hand it out which is sending a very negative message although there are times where it's appropriate to use once, maybe twice. Any more than that and you're doing a number to your body (again, general comment). Best of luck!
Inactive
11 Jan 2013
I took it after. Haven't had sex since then. This was my first time taking it so I was curious as to exactly how it would work. I'm also 24years old. I have 2 children so I know that any unprotected sex could lead to pregnancy. I am in between BC this is why I wasn't on BC at the time. I had jus gotten the Paraguard IUD out and am waiting for my period to start to start my pills. So I will be following thru with being protected.
MacIntosh12
12 Jan 2013
You were not protected on Saturday nor Sunday, so, as cupcake , kaismama and dzoobaby have indicated, you most certainly could be pregnant, as plan B does not abort a fetus.
Please, don't use this as birth control, it's not meant to be used in that way.
Get on BC and stay on it.
Good luck to you.
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