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MORNING AFTER PILL
Hello,
I took morning after pill 2 weeks ago exactly after unprotected sex (however my bf ejaculated outside me) and today i am five days late, i did not have spotting anything, i have stomach pains from the first days i took plan b and breast tenderness and pains. My period is 5 days late, is it due to the pill? Can the pill delay the period? How long can it delay? I am being paranoid, coz the side effects of the pill like stomach pains and nausea, breast tenderness are symptoms of pregnanvy aswell. Has someone had the same symptoms from the pill and will the delay so long??
I am so anxious, thanking you for any response.
I took morning after pill 2 weeks ago exactly after unprotected sex (however my bf ejaculated outside me) and today i am five days late, i did not have spotting anything, i have stomach pains from the first days i took plan b and breast tenderness and pains. My period is 5 days late, is it due to the pill? Can the pill delay the period? How long can it delay? I am being paranoid, coz the side effects of the pill like stomach pains and nausea, breast tenderness are symptoms of pregnanvy aswell. Has someone had the same symptoms from the pill and will the delay so long??
I am so anxious, thanking you for any response.
Thank you for all your advice. I’ve taken two pregnancy tests in the morning and they both came back negative :)
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That's good! Really, this is a very common issue after taking plan B. It works well but then we might be irregular. Hope you are back on track soon and it may be 2 to 3 months.
As you can see from specialmom's reaction and mine above, neither of us thought you were pregnant. :)
But what's next? It's time to decide if you intend to keep having sex. Age 16 is pretty young, as the impulse decisions to have unprotected sex that got you here show. So, what will you do? Wait a year or more? Or, get on the Pill or get an IUD? Because unless you want to have a baby at 17, there isn't any third option. Get on the Planned Parenthood website and read up on all the forms of birth control and their effectiveness rates when making your decision. (Even if you had used a condom, you would not have been 100% protected from possible pregnancy. And don't even get me started on the inadequacy of "pulling out.") Although having sex might have seemed like one of those exciting things teens do, sorry, it's an adult action because of its very adult results, so now you have to think about it in a dispassionate adult way and decide how you're going to protect yourself. Please recall that your boyfriend is not going to sit up nights worrying about this, it's you who has to take care of you.
Take care, sweetheart.
Annie
But what's next? It's time to decide if you intend to keep having sex. Age 16 is pretty young, as the impulse decisions to have unprotected sex that got you here show. So, what will you do? Wait a year or more? Or, get on the Pill or get an IUD? Because unless you want to have a baby at 17, there isn't any third option. Get on the Planned Parenthood website and read up on all the forms of birth control and their effectiveness rates when making your decision. (Even if you had used a condom, you would not have been 100% protected from possible pregnancy. And don't even get me started on the inadequacy of "pulling out.") Although having sex might have seemed like one of those exciting things teens do, sorry, it's an adult action because of its very adult results, so now you have to think about it in a dispassionate adult way and decide how you're going to protect yourself. Please recall that your boyfriend is not going to sit up nights worrying about this, it's you who has to take care of you.
Take care, sweetheart.
Annie
I am having the same issue. Were u pregnant?
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Hi, sofia, since this was from eleven years ago, it's almost certain the original poster won't write back. (Also, when you think about it, whether the original poster was or wasn't pregnant isn't going to help you with your dilemma.)
Did you take Plan B and now your period is late, just like the o.p in this thread? Plan B is known to throw off the subsequent period, it's a huge load of hormones. If your period is in fact late and if it's worrying you a lot, you can answer the question simply by taking a pregnancy test. (If you don't want to spend the money, the tests from the Dollar Store are quite accurate, and not expensive.)
If you took Plan B and are feeling symptoms but your period isn't late yet, do be clear that Plan B can cause the symptoms.
Plan B says in its package insert that it is effective 7 out of 8 times. I suspect that the number would be 8 our of 8 if people took it in the proper time frame. If you took it immediately after the unprotected sex, it should have worked and you should be fine.
Did you take Plan B and now your period is late, just like the o.p in this thread? Plan B is known to throw off the subsequent period, it's a huge load of hormones. If your period is in fact late and if it's worrying you a lot, you can answer the question simply by taking a pregnancy test. (If you don't want to spend the money, the tests from the Dollar Store are quite accurate, and not expensive.)
If you took Plan B and are feeling symptoms but your period isn't late yet, do be clear that Plan B can cause the symptoms.
Plan B says in its package insert that it is effective 7 out of 8 times. I suspect that the number would be 8 our of 8 if people took it in the proper time frame. If you took it immediately after the unprotected sex, it should have worked and you should be fine.
Hi thanks for the reply. I’m Only 16 years old and I have been with my boyfriend for a year - and we recently had sex for the first time, unprotected, which was extremely stupid but it happened in the moment. I then took a morning after pill within 4 hours of having sex - which I thought protected for sex after? Me being stupid, realised it didn’t once we had had sex the next day, so I went and got another one the day after that (around 35 hours after sex). Having 2 morning after pills within 3 days is surely not good and I realise that it should only be used in emergency. What makes it scary is that we had sex on my ovulation day, which I didn’t realise until afterwards.
My period is now on the 5th day of being late... is this expected, especially because I had two? My boyfriend did pull out, but I am aware of precum too. I’ve been a nervous wreck and I’m not sure what to do! Is this normal?
My period is now on the 5th day of being late... is this expected, especially because I had two? My boyfriend did pull out, but I am aware of precum too. I’ve been a nervous wreck and I’m not sure what to do! Is this normal?
I don't see any point in being a nervous wreck. (Maybe it's the hormones from the Plan B. lol) Anyway, as I said, yes, Plan B can alter the timing of your next period. And getting and taking a pregnancy test will be better than being a nervous wreck.
I might add, condoms exist so 16-year-olds who don't have impulse control don't have to be a nervous wreck over whether they have gotten pregnant. If you went ahead and had sex the next day, again without protection, it doesn't sound like you learned from having sex "in the moment" the first time. You are in charge of your reproductive decisions, not your boyfriend. Having had sex doesn't mean you are required to say yes from now on, whether or not it is safe. You are simply not obligated. Unfortunately the burden falls on you because guys will have sex whenever it can be had and blind themselves to the possible consequences, and their girlfriends are left holding the bag. It would be traumatic to have an abortion, and having a child would shut down a whole plate of life options available to you at 16. Take this seriously, and don't let the situation (or the guy) manipulate you.
I might add, condoms exist so 16-year-olds who don't have impulse control don't have to be a nervous wreck over whether they have gotten pregnant. If you went ahead and had sex the next day, again without protection, it doesn't sound like you learned from having sex "in the moment" the first time. You are in charge of your reproductive decisions, not your boyfriend. Having had sex doesn't mean you are required to say yes from now on, whether or not it is safe. You are simply not obligated. Unfortunately the burden falls on you because guys will have sex whenever it can be had and blind themselves to the possible consequences, and their girlfriends are left holding the bag. It would be traumatic to have an abortion, and having a child would shut down a whole plate of life options available to you at 16. Take this seriously, and don't let the situation (or the guy) manipulate you.
Of course. It was indeed very stupid - however I did think that taking the after pill protected for sex after it (the next 24 hours) however it’s still my fault as I should have been more informed on the situation. I’ll get a pregnancy test tomorrow when I’m out. Thanks for replying.
Good luck. I'm sure there is nothing to worry about in regards to whether the morning-after pill worked. Please take seriously the need for birth control, and don't use the m.a.p. as defacto birth control. It's simply not good for you.
Take care.
Take care.
Hi! So, you took the morning after pill? That will most definitely impact your cycle and make you irregular. You may get your period late or it may be spotty or it may be different than it has ever been and this can last a full 2 to 3 months after taking it. The morning after pill is a hefty dose of hormones which is how it works to disrupt conception but then you have all those hormones in your system. And they mess things up. Very much the normal pattern. Try not to stress. You can take a pregnancy test to be sure but most certainly, this is just the after effect of the pill. Let us know what happens.
Taking a pregnancy test today - my period is 6 days late now. I feel bloating and pressure in my lower stomach (almost gassy?) but as the symptoms of the morning after pill are similar to those of pregnancy it’s difficult! I’m shaking all day and I’ve completely lost my appetite, I’m only 16 and I’m so lost as to what to do if the test comes out positive.
Don't forget to use first-morning urine. The test is less effective or not effective at all if the urine is not concentrated.
Will do
this month your 27, last month you were both 25 and 26. you also said last month you had have sex almost a year, then it was over 2 years.
you only post about if your pregnant and i have answered a lot of them.
you have unprotected sex all of the time, and then take plan b at least once a month because your scarred. and you dont understand if you were scarred last time...not to have unprotected sex again. i think ive told you before to get on birth control and start using condoms and i have told said PLAN B IS NOT A FORM OF BIRTH CONTROL and you use it as your birth control
your messing up your body.
sex does not sound like its for you because you dont understand birth control or that you can get pregnant by having unprotected sex and he does not have to ejaculate inside of you.
educate yourself on sex before having sex again. please see a doctor get on birth control, and always use condoms. i can not stress to you enough plan b is not birth control and im not sure how effective it becomes after you take it every month.
you only post about if your pregnant and i have answered a lot of them.
you have unprotected sex all of the time, and then take plan b at least once a month because your scarred. and you dont understand if you were scarred last time...not to have unprotected sex again. i think ive told you before to get on birth control and start using condoms and i have told said PLAN B IS NOT A FORM OF BIRTH CONTROL and you use it as your birth control
your messing up your body.
sex does not sound like its for you because you dont understand birth control or that you can get pregnant by having unprotected sex and he does not have to ejaculate inside of you.
educate yourself on sex before having sex again. please see a doctor get on birth control, and always use condoms. i can not stress to you enough plan b is not birth control and im not sure how effective it becomes after you take it every month.
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