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Can the Plan B pill fail?

So...a week from yesterday the condem broke and there was like an hour an a half before my bf and i went to go get the pill.
i was wondering that, snice i have never used birth control pills before or the plan B pill.. that if i could still end up pregnant?
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184674 tn?1360860493
Alaysha is right. I also used the Plan B pill less than 12 hours after unprotected sex and still got pregnant.
It is not a 100% effective form of birth control; however, the sooner you take it, the more effective it is. Since you took it so soon after unprotected sex, it's probably slightly higher than 80% effective.
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187316 tn?1386356682
Plan B is only 80% effective. I took it the day after unprotected sex and still ended up pregnant.
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you can still have your period and be pregnant just putting that out there
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3837727 tn?1348668991
And duh abstinence is a 0% chance.. captain obvious. BUT the pill does work. It can throw your cycle off bc its so strong.
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3837727 tn?1348668991
A very very small chance if you take them the right way. Instead of taking one at a time, they work the same if you take them together, that way you wont forget, it can just make your stomach hurt so make sure you eat first! If you want the exact % you can google it and theyll compare all of the contraceptives.
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If you have a period its unlikely that you are pregnant....
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*still come out pregnant *
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Hi Ummm just wanted to know... When you took the pill, before you knew it failed did you start your period to and sol come out pregnant??
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Yes plan b fails. No form of b/c is 100% effective except abstinence.
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187316 tn?1386356682
Well as to that both people need to be ready to have a baby to have a baby. It puts a lot of strain on people during pregnancy and raising a child and sadly the static is if you aren't married and you don't plan it out or one of you isn't OK with it your relationship will most likely fail. Wait until the time is right for both of you. Baby's are expensive!
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ohh..wow..thank you...all of you..i was just wondering cause i really want one and well my boyfriend i think should have given me a chance to say yes or no...
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650636 tn?1293454560
A close friend of mine has a 17 month old after taking plan B, so yes, it can fail.
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1570504 tn?1295634828
No as long as you take the pill within the first 24 hours you should be fine but a word of advice if you don't want to get pregnant get some birth control
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505857 tn?1329681517
no, if you had taken the pill an hour and a half after intercourse i seriously doubt there is a chance you could get pregnant.  I would recommed though as you are sexually active you use some sort of contraception and not just condoms as i have heard of many pregnancies happen though burst condoms.
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