When can I take the test 10 days post the period?

Thanks. Abstinence is the goal for me.

good for you!

However, it is not the choice or an available option to everyone. That's why we now have emergency contraception.
Peace,
jenn

Yes it is true. Emergency contraception is great but not good for continous use.

It was weird because after an abortion I really dont know when to expect my period. Doctor said 4 to 6 weeks.

Taking the ecp really threw me off because the bleeding wasnt as heavy as I expected so I wasnt sure if it was my period. Thanks for the clarity.

I took a pregnancy test yesterday the 18th and it was negative. I will take again on the 23rd to be on the safe side. If its negative then I can assume that the bleeding from the 13th was actually my period and that I shouldnt have my period again until november 10.

How does emergency contraception affect future menstrual cycles?

My normal cycle is 28 days. So I can be safe to assume (pending negative pregnancy test on the 23rd) that the bleeding on the 12th was my period. Am I right?

What do you mean having aborted so many times? I only had one abortion. The emergency contraception does not abort a fetus but prevents you from getting pregnant.

I know. Believe you me I wish I didnt have to.

it shouldn't. It may only affect the period that you are waiting on when you took it. It's hard to say because all women are different and all of us react differently to ec.

yes.

[quote="scruffles"]what do you mean having aborted so many times? I only had one abortion. The emergency contraception does not abort a fetus but prevents you from getting pregnant.

I know. Believe you me I wish I didnt have to.] I guess I missed something. You're right, ec does not abort, disrupt, or dislodge a pregnancy that has already been established. It only prevents a pregnancy from occurring.

Thanks. I was a little bit confused. The worst is the waiting. Hopefully I will get my next menstrual cycle in the next 3 weeks.

the pharmacy I go to (it's specifically for students and low income people) just dropped all birth control from its distribution lists. Quite literally, the only thing you can get there now is tylenol or its generic equivalent. Since this is the case and since I cannot afford $30 for one cycle of birth control, I am now back to playing the waiting game every month. We have always used condoms but now I also use spermicide with it just to double up. The waiting was always horrible but now it is even more horrible because I thought those days were behind me.

Yes. But you should also try emergency contraception. Just to be on the safe side. But not recommended for alot of use.

I can't afford it right now and I really don't think I could be pregnant. My husband was out of town on business during my "fertile" time (and when i'm not on the pill I can tell when that is). I'm not worried about it. But wait and see, if i'm even one day late I start to stress about it.
Peace,
jenn

I am the same exact way. The week of my period I start stressing.

who said that we weren't using protection? Ugh, the assumptions. :roll:

If we could just clarify exactly why birth control pills work, perhaps we could end this silly discussion. The premise of hormonal birth control pills is that they make your body believe it is already pregnant. When a woman is pregnant, she does not release any more eggs. Also, mucus thickens sp that no other sperm can get through. The point is that your body would not want to have two different pregnancies at different stages going on at the same time. That is how the pill works -- if your body thinks it is already pregnant, it will not allow another egg to be fertilised and implanted.

If you personally believe that any fertilised egg constitutes a pregnancy (whether that is in a dish in the lab or in your body or flushed down the toilet because it did not implant), that is your opinion. Your body, however, says no -- it is not a pregnancy, since it it refusing to acknowledge it.

Please do explain... I am very interested

please do tell me where I am insulting someone this is the only post that I have posted

tazzy d
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please do explain... I am very interested

i was asking jamie to explain what she was saying.. And I think I know what this forum is for.. If I dont like something or someone's opinion I know how to handle it.. Also I know where a debate belongs.... Jfyi

sorry, got the wrong name in there, but you're often the perpetrator too. In this case, I meant jlee77.