I had sex about one week ago and the guy came in me just a little bit, but of course I freaked out and got the pill. I took it about the hours later and had very mild nausea. This is my first time taking the pill (I don't have sex very often so I don't take any birth control either). I'm just worried that it may have no worked? I have a period every few months and I'm sure I was not ovulating when I had sex, but I still want to know if there is a better/sooner way to know whether I am pregnant or not. There was no spotting or any other side effects besides nausea.
Plan B One-Step - Am I pregnant? I have irregular periods?
Question posted by Username2212 on 26 March 2016
Last updated on 27 April 2016
Added 26 March 2016:
I took it about five* hours later.
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LousArk
26 March 2016
There's no way of knowing until you can do a pregnancy test when you miss the start of your actual next due period. Not counting any bleeding you might get in between.
Plan B is not as effective as regular birth control. It is simply something extra you can do in an emergency situation, that might help.
Its working depends on it being able to delay your ovulation. Sperm can hang around inside you for up to 1 week, waiting for eggs to descend. This means that pregnancy can occur from sex you had a week before ovulation.
It is thought the Plan B might work in other ways, but the Manufacturer does not state this as it has not been proved in tests.
You may also want to get checked out for sexually transmitted diseases. A person can often carry them without knowing or symptoms.
Plan B is a massive dose of artificial hormone. It should only be used in total emergency & can mess your menstrual cycle up for sometimes months.
It can also give lots of hormonal symptoms for weeks.
You may not get your period on time for a month or two.
LousArk
26 March 2016
You can get pregnant from pre-cum/pre-ejaculation, even if the guy has urinated since. A new study by Human Fertility has shown this. A guy doesn't need to ejaculated inside of you to make you pregnant, & as for 'just a little bit', it only takes 1 sperm.
Username2212
27 April 2016
I just wanted to let you both know that the pill did work and my boyfriend and I have since then decided to abstain from sex. We did get checked when our relationship began so there was no worry about transmitting disease. My period came about a week after taking the pill and I had absolutely no side effects. It been a few months since this happened and I can say that my body feels perfectly fine. I haven't had a period since then (it's VERY irregular, but not dangerous and I know the abnormality was not due to taking the pill). Thank you so much for all of your information and help!
LousArk
27 April 2016
We have to be careful in saying that the pill worked, because in order to know that, you'd have to know for sure that you would have become pregnant had you not taken the pill, & no one knows that.
I say that just for the purpose of someone else reading this, & thinking that the pill will def. work for them.
I'm really pleased that you got the result that you wanted. The Plan B will certainly add to your irregularity for a little while, but you're right, it won't be dangerous.
Whilst you're not using hormonal birth control, you could use a natural remedy to get your hormones balance & your periods regular. It's called Agnus Castus (Vitex, in USA). I use the A. Vogel brand, as it's good quality, & it helped get my periods regular within a few months. I use the lower, maintenance dose, now, which helps keep my cycle regular & also helps lessen my PMS.
You can't use it with hormonal birth control, but I know you've said you're abstaining, so it shouldn't be an issue for you.
Thank you for updating us :)
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