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x0x-Andrea

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Questions Regarding Effectiveness of Birth Control
Posted: 02-07-07 23:16pm

I did something somewhat stupid tonight...I am not sure if I should be worried or not. I'm always an extremely paranoid person.. :s but anyways, I was on the pill (cyclen) for about a year and a half, and I had to go off of it late last month due to the fact that I had no way of getting to the clinic I normally go to, and it just didn't seem like a very big issue at the time, as me and my boyfriend did indeed have sex, but not on a regular basis. Once every couple of weeks maybe. But anyways after being off the pill for roughly two weeks, I finally made my way down to the clinic this week to get more pills, since my body felt strangely different after going off, and I didn't like it so much. Let's just say I felt more comfortable being on the pill. So my doctor told me to start my pills immediately, the day I got them. Which I did. I started them yesterday at 10pm. So today, before taking my second pill me and my boyfriend had sex, and before I had the chance to tell him to pull out, it was too late. Can anyone tell me if I should be worried about this or not? Because i've heard that it can take up to 3 months after going off the pill before a person can start ovulating again......I'm just not sure. I'm a little bit worried about this.

A baby is sort of the last thing I need, as my grad is approaching in a few months. I have too much of a heart to be able to get rid of it, if say I was infact pregnant.

I'm just a bit concerned. I guess I should have been more careful, and I feel really dumb now after thinking about this.

Thanks for your replies Smile
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Carifairy

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Posted: 02-07-07 23:28pm

You need to take the morning after pill, and then still continue with your bc pills as usual.

You must be on the pill for 7 full days for effectiveness to begin.

Your protection is compromised.
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Llewellyn

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Posted: 02-08-07 13:56pm

As cari said, you really compromised your protection.

The pull out method is not in any way a reliable form of birth control due to the sperm in pre-ejaculate.

How often you have sex does not matter matter. It only takes one time to get pregnant. So the fact that you were only have sex every couple of weeks does not mean much.

It might take some women three months to ovulate, but it only takes others as little as 12 hours. Everyone is different. Your chance of getting pregnant starts to increase after being just twelve hours late with your pill.
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x0x-Andrea

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Posted: 02-11-07 22:03pm

Ok....

I have been feeling really weird lately. Like i've been waking up in the middle of the night sick to my stomach. I've been dizzy and super sensitive to smell, and I know this is not all in my head either, I have never felt like this before. Something is wrong. I am especially tired all the time, no matter how many hours of sleep I get.

My doctor told me that all of these symptoms could be possible side effects of going back on the pill.....But never ever ever before have I had any sort of side effects from birth control pills.

Or.....It could be something I am hoping to god it is not.

How long can it take before someone starts experiencing symptoms of pregnancy? (how long after conception)
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Llewellyn

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Posted: 02-11-07 22:35pm

Some women never really have symptoms, other women have them as early as about two weeks after conception.
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x0x-Andrea

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Posted: 02-12-07 01:58am

Well then that's good to know. I guess I just have the flu right now or something...

And if I am pregnant, then so be it. My stupid mistake, I will have to take responsibility for my actions. I will be a good, loving mother. I know my boyfriend will leave, and so be it. I'm not going to abandon my child.

Of course it is not a good time, it will change the rest of my life in so many ways....It's inconvienient etc. But it would have been my fault for being stupid. I'm sure I would be frowned upon by my parents, friends, everyone. But what can I do? I made the mistake, the least I can do is be responsible about it.

Life has its ups and downs I guess. And I should have thought before I did what I did.

I have already mentioned to my boyfriend the possibility of me being pregnant. And since he thinks he knows everything he tried telling me I have a 0.01% chance. I know he is only saying this because he knows if we were to have a child, it would screw us both over.

I will take responsibility for my actions, the least he can do is the same.

Thanks.
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