i hope you all can help. The first day of
my lmp was aug 13th. I started on the
pill on aug 22nd (ortho tri cyclen) after
being off of the pill for almost a year.
I had unprotected sex on aug 25th (not
pulled out) and then again on aug 26th
(not pulled out). I am still taking the
pill but I am getting a little worried.
Can I be pregnant. I have regular
mentrual cycles of 28 days. Please help.
How soon can I do a home pregnancy test.
Will it be harmful for my baby ( if I am
pregnant indeed) if I continue taking the
pill. Please help.
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candicane1215
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 05 Aug 2006 Posts: 4
Posted: 08-29-06 22:23pm
Well, I believe you have to be on the pill
atleast a full 7 days for them to become
effective, though I want to say that it
could possibly be an entire month before
they become fully effective. If you have
regular 28 day cycles then you would have
ovulated around or on the 27th of august,
right after you had unprotected sex.
Since sperm can live in your body up to 7
days, with the average being about 3 or 4
it is very possible you could have become
pregnant. I would recomend you wait until
14 days after you last had sex (around the
9th or september I believe) and go take a
pregnancy test. Also, there has been no
research to show that taking birth control
pills has caused birth defects, but you
should stop taking them if you find out
you are infact pregnant.
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Carifairy
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Posted: 08-30-06 02:29am
You need to be on the pill for 7 full days
for it to be effective..
You can get plan b, the morning after
pill.. It is approved for 5 full days
after unprotected sex, you could get it
from planned parenthood if you need to =)
