Can I get pregnant if I stop taking birth control pills seven says after unprotected sex？?
Question posted by HelloKitty321 on 15 March 2015
Last updated on 15 March 2015
The last day of my pack is on Wednesday and I've decided to stop taking birth control pills. However, the last time I engaged in unprotected sex was last Wednesday. I've read that sperm live up to 5-7 days. So in my case it's 8 days that I would have been protected by the pill. So is it okay to stop taking the pills now？It's such a hassle to buy them because for some reason all the clinics nearest to me are experiencing flooding and I have no time and money to travel far for the pills. This is why I want to stop.
Thank you in advance for reading and answering my question.
I would advise you to use protection then. Babies are even more inconvenient.. It depends on which pill you're taking. If its a 21 pill pack, then you are protected for 7 days after you stopped the pill. If its a 28 day pack, then protection is over at the end of a pack.
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HelloKitty321
15 March 2015
Thank you for answering. You're right. I'll stick to using condoms for now on.
I'm taking the 28 day pack, but if sperm live up to 7 days and my pack ends one day later, I assumed that I'd be protected from getting pregnant because although I'd ovulate right after I stop taking the pills, there should be no sperm alive inside of me.
