Too long for Plan B? How Long Do Sperm Live? Posted: 11-25-07 13:33pm
I had sex on Nov 17, and I stopped BCP
because PP was closed and I couldn't get
my new pack. I think I ovulated on like
Thursday night (change in discharge that I
haven't had since before I started BCP).
I didn't know Plan B would work up to 5
days later so I didn't think about taking
it until now, but it is 8 days later... is
it too late??
And how many days do sperm live?
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Georgia59
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Posted: 11-25-07 16:00pm
- what type of pill were you on?
- when did you stop taking it?
Sperm can live in the vagina for 5 days or
so. Plan B will work the best within 3
days, but it still works within 5 days. 8
days is, I think, too late.
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watergirl
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Posted: 11-25-07 16:31pm
I was on Levora, I took my last active
pill on November 10, went for a week of
placebo pills, and I was supposed to start
a new pack on November 17 but I forgot to
pick it up and that's the night I had
unprotected sex. And then PP was closed
the next day when I went to pick it up.
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Georgia59
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Posted: 11-25-07 19:35pm
Oh, well then you could be pregnant. The
chances are fairly low because you hadn't
ovulated the previous month. You really
won't know if you ovulated after that
since stopping the birth control will make
things all messed up. Either way, I'd just
wait for about two or three weeks after
you had sex and then take a test.
Good luck!
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watergirl
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Posted: 11-25-07 20:54pm
If I go to planned parenthood tomorrow, is
it too early to get a pregnancy test then?
It would be 10 days after sex. Is there
anything else I can do besides wait? I'm
stressing out.
How long does it take to ovulate after
stopping BCP? I really think it only took
me a week, but that was after a week of
placebo pills.
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Tylanas
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Posted: 11-25-07 22:00pm
You need to wait a minimum of 14 days
after sex to test. You can only wait.
You could ovulate a day after stopping or
a year later! Every woman is different. My
mom ovulated the month she stopped, and
whee I have a brother!
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watergirl
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Posted: 11-26-07 09:22am
But doesn't it take time for the FSH to
tell the ovary to build up a follicle
before it can ovulate? I can't imagine
that happening in a day.
Also - should I start my BCP again or
should I wait to see if I have a normal
period? I don't know when a normal period
will happen b/c I've been on BCP since
June. And the pills could totally screw
with my period anyway and make me think
I'm pregnant. So should I just start them
up again anyway and get a pregnancy test
after 14 days?
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Tylanas
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Posted: 11-26-07 09:55am
If it couldn't happen in a day, then women
wouldn't get pregnant from missing two
pills. So it definitely happens.
I'd wait until you get a real period to be
honest because right now, you could be
pregnant. Birth control pills aren't
necessarily harmful to the embryo, but you
shouldn't take them when you're pregnant!
Then again I suppose that depends on what
you'll do if you are indeed pregnant.
I would abstain from vaginal sex for four
more days. You said you were 10 days out
from the act of unprotected sex. So wait
four more days without vagina sex and then
test.
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Georgia59
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Posted: 11-27-07 17:05pm
watergirl
wrote:
But doesn't it take time for
the FSH to tell the ovary to build up a
follicle before it can ovulate? I can't
imagine that happening in a day.
Yes, but who knows what your FSH levels
are when you're on the pill? They could be
just a day away from ovulation that whole
time. The pill levels them, it doesn't
make them go away altogether. Plus, the
sudden change from no more estrogen or
progesterone being taken could do all
sorts of crazy things.
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Posted: 11-28-07 08:55am
If you havn't been taking the bc then you
should probably wait to start again until
your next period. But use another form of
protection. (also for the first 7 days of
you bc) but if you have been taking it
continue until you have a missed period.
You could be pregnant but maybe not. But
if you havn't been taking it this whole
time and not using protection then yeah
there's a good chance. If it was only that
one day then maybe. Just wait it out you
probably don't have long until your
period. And don't stress it's most likely
no!
