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Q: stopped pill

asked by: am22 on April 28th, 2008

New User

hi i have been taking bc for only a month and it made me too sick so i stopped takin them a couple of days before the sugar pills and then i started bleeding like a period a couple of days later then i had unprotected sex a day after i stopped bleeding could i get pregnant... was that a regular cycle

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PenguinsRus

replied on April 29th, 2008

Moderator

Yes, you can get pregnant. You stopped the pills mid-pack, so you are not protected. You should go to your pharmacy and purchase plan b. It will help to prevent pregnancy if taken within 72 hours of the unprotected sex.

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