Hi. I am new here, so I am sorry if my
problem is obvious but I do not know about
it. My period has been late for a week,
it has been somewhat unstable these past
months. My fiance and I did have
unprotected sex two weeks ago... If I
start using birth control pills now, will
it ensure I won't be pregnant? I have not
used birth control pills before, should I
start?!
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oh_mommy
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Posted: 11-09-05 02:12am
If your pregnate already birthcontrol wont
get rid of this baby that your carring,
but if your not preg and you dont wanna
get preg then talk to your doctor about
b/c
Birth control won't stop pregnancy - it's
meant to be taken to prevent pregnancy,
not stop it once it begins. Birth control
isn't dangerous to a fetus, but you're
still advised to stop it if you get
pregnant because it's hoenstly pointless
to try to pretect yourself from pregnancy
when it's already happened.
Your best bet would have been emergency
contraception, which would have needed to
be taken 72 hours following unprotected
sex, so you're kinda screwed for that.
All you can do now is take a pregnancy
test, which you can do without problems
because you've missed your period. No
matter what result you get, call a doctor
and find out when is the earliest time you
can get a blood test done (earliest based
on when you had sex) to confirm whether of
not you're pregnant.
If you're pregnant, you'll need to begin
considering all your options and decide
what you want to do about your child. If
you aren't pregnant, do take this as a
lesson and utilize some kind of
contraception; aside from absitnance,
spermicidal condoms and birth control
paired together is your next best bet.
