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Q: morning after pill effectiveness

asked by: Pink_highlighter on September 22nd, 2008

Experienced User

Well on saturday September 20th i had sex with my boyfriend. We were having protected sex with a condom the whole time. But then he took the condom off and said please for one moment i was like ugh ok but just once and so it lasted for less than a minute then all of a sudden he pulled out and 2 seconds later he came....I GOT SOOOO FREAKED OUT! ( it was the last day of my period)

I went to the bathroom and peed and stuff, and he peed right before having sex ...

So then 34 hours later i took the morning after pill and I am going to take the second pill in 2 hours....

I am just wondering what is the effectiveness of MAP, and i know u cant give me the exact precentage of my pregnancy chances, but just ur opinion, how likely is it for me to get pregnant?

and what are the effects that MAP will have on my body....like early period? late period? pains ... i have no clue wats going to happen, because i never took it before

Replies(7)

Maddie34

replied on September 22nd, 2008

Moderator

The pill is about 85% effective when taken within the first 72 hours.

Your period may be late, early, heavy, light... it depends how your body reacts to the hormones. But, if you're late or your period is extremely light and short, then go ahead and take a hpt just to be safe.

You may or may not have side effects. Some common ones are nausea, vomiting, headaches, breast tenderness, dizziness, fluid retention and irregular bleeding.

Because of the high dose of hormones, your periods may be a little crazy for up to three months.

Good luck!

Pink_highlighter

replied on September 23rd, 2008

Experienced User

thank you for your response. I am so terrified!

is it likely that i am pregnant? was it my fertile time or no?

Maddie34

replied on September 23rd, 2008

Moderator

I know hun, it's scary! But you took Plan B very quickly (good job!), and that definetly helps. Just try and relax for awhile, stress will only delay your period.

You're going to have to tell me when you last had your period and how long your cycle usually is, otherwise I have no idea if you were even close to ovulating-- and any estimate I give you is just a guess, the only way to tell for sure is if you've been charting and temping for months.

Pink_highlighter

replied on September 23rd, 2008

Experienced User

well my last period started on september 12th, and ended like n september 20th.

my cycles are usually 33-34 days apart.

Maddie34

replied on September 23rd, 2008

Moderator

Oh whoops, I missed that in your first post. Sorry!

It's unlikely you ovulated that early, so just relax for awhile and wait until your period is due. If you're late, then take a test.

Pink_highlighter

replied on September 25th, 2008

Experienced User

if you dont have spotting does that mean the pill didnt work and ur pregnant?

Maddie34

replied on September 25th, 2008

Moderator

Nope.

Some women experience spotting and irregular bleeding, others don't.

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