Sex during placebo pills

[chips2011]

My GF was taking birth control since late January of this year and she decided to stop taking them this month due to the fact that she is getting adverse side effects of the pill. We had talked about it and she wants to use another form of contraception.  Until yesterday (Saturday April 28) she took her last placebo pill.

Though thus of her taking these BC pills she has been spotting irregularly sometime around a week before her period starts thus started her period until Wednesday (April 25th) her first sign of real bleeding. 

I arrived home to surprise visit her at 1:30am on Saturday April 27th and we had unprotected sex ( I withdrew) and again later that early morning around 8am( I ejaculated inside of her). 

Later that evening (April 27) we had unprotected sex again twice but once withdrew and second time I didn't ejaculate at all. 

Today on Sunday April 28th we started to have unprotected sex in the morning (8 am) but then we stopped and just performed foreplay (she was suppose to take her first active pill) but again we decided to stop BC due to the adverse side effects she was having. 

Is taking the morning after pill recommended? And whats the likely hood of her becoming pregnant? Until what day is the last day she can take the morning after pill?(I know it's up to 120 hours which puts the date to Thursday May 3rd). Please advise. 

[thatquietgirl]

Yes, she is at risk.  If she's not taking the pill, she will ovulate.  Sperm can live inside a woman's body 3-5 days, making it possible for her to conceive if she ovulates early.  My physiology teacher told us last semester average day of ovulation is now believed to be day 7, but it can be sooner/later, depending upon the woman.

[hydra504]

Thanks, so you think she should take the morning after pill to make sure she doesn get pregnant?

Today was supposed to be her new pack but again she decided to stop taking the pill so since we just had unprotected sex not to long ago, can she be in the risk of becoming pregnant?

[thatquietgirl]

You can take up to 72 hours (3 days) after unprotected sex, not 120 hours.  If she manages to conceive before she takes Plan B, there will be no harm to the newly made baby.  She could take it now, the sooner the better.  However, make sure she knows the side effects of Plan B as it is just a huge dose of birth control and should not be used regularly, only once in a while if another form of contraception fails.  She may experience a delayed period or a longer period or an earlier period or spotting or all kinds of things.

From now on be sure to use a condom and ask her to talk to her doctor about other forms of birth control.  Different pills have different things in them, and it may just take her trying a different pill to get the right level of hormones for her body to react properly.  The pull out method is not necessarily going to keep her from getting pregnant in the long run as pre-ejaculate can contain sperm, and all it takes is sex a few days prior to ovulation and one sperm getting to the egg.