Amanda (age 16) writes, “i’m sixteen. i really don’t remember when my last period was but i believe it was april 28th, but i know it ended on may 3rd. i had unprotected sex the next day, may 4th, and my boyfriend cummed inside. i took the next choice pill about an hour later, and the next one 12 hours later. it’s already june 10th and i still haven’t gotten my period. i’m going CRAZY! my breasts are aching a little bit as well… do you think i could be pregnant?“
Dear Amanda,
My guess is that no, you are not pregnant. The reason why I say that is because
- You had sex early in your monthly cycle (it’s possible to get pregnant then, but the odds are slim). Having sex on May 4th would minimize the chance of sperm coming in contact with your egg once you ovulated. While sperm can stay alive in you for several days, your egg will only be “fertilizable” for 24-48 hours, and, if sperm was still in your body up through May 9th, even if you ovulated earlier than the typical 15th day of your period (counting April 28 as the first day with May 10th being day 15), there probably wouldn’t be enough sperm left in your system to do their job.
- You took the Next Choice pills right after having unprotected sex. Taken right away, they have a 90% success rate. The longer you wait to take them, however, the more the probability for pregnancy increases.
So, while my first reason has some possible “flaws” in it, I think that when we mix both reasons together, we’ve got a good “case” for you not being pregnant.
As far as your period being late, from my experience, it’s not uncommon at all for people to get their cycles messed up after taking Next Choice (or other forms of emergency contraception). Plus, being worried about possibly being pregnant is going to affect your period’s timeliness all the more. I wouldn’t worry too much about your breasts aching as that could be caused by the high hormone dosage from Next Choice or something else.
If you want to completely ease yourself, I’d recommend taking a home pregnancy test, but I’ll put my money on it being negative.
Best of luck,
Hannah
Sarah says
I am concerned that I might be pregnant. My period began on September 24th and has an average cycle of 30 days. I had unprotected sex (he ejaculated inside me) with my boyfriend on September 29th, a day after my period ended. I literally took emergency contraceptive (NextCycle) within minutes of sex. Since then, I have been experiencing cramping in the middle of my stomach that has persisted for several days (it is now October 9th) and headaches and tiredness. When I lay on my stomach I can feel a little bit of pain so I am just worried I am pregnant. Please advise.
Steph says
hi im 16. and had unprotected sex with my boyfriend on oct 9th around 6pm, and again around 8pm he came in me both times. I took a Plan B One-Step pill but i threw up right after. oct 10th around 10:30am i took the first Next Choice pill. 12 hours later i took the second one. Could i be pregnant? Im really scared, please help ASAP!
Hannah says
You should be good, Steph. The Next Choice pills were taken within good time. The odds of you being pregnant are pretty slim. You’ll probably still want to take a home pregnancy test in a month, though, just to be on the safe side. It should come back negative.
susanjin says
i have oral sex after my 1 day of my period is complete can i become pregnant?
Veronica says
hi im 16 and had unprotected sex…i took the first Next Choice pill around 17 hours after i had sex, i took the second pill 12 hours later but i threw up…should i be worried???will i be pregnant???
Hannah says
If you threw up right away after taking the second pill (i.e. you probably lost the second pill), then it would be best to get another pack of Next Choice and take one of the pills asap (assuming that this just happened).
As far as the odds of you being pregnant, when did your last period start & end? Did you have sex just once or on multiple days?
Veronica says
My last period started on sept 21st I believe and ended on the 24th…..I had sex on oct 9th twice but before that I had sex on the 7th which was my first time having sex
Hannah says
Ok, so you had sex during a prime fertile range. If we assume that 1/2 of the Next Choice total dose actually did enter your system, then that decreases your chances of getting pregnant somewhat, but not at the level you would have been had the full dose entered your system. You could still take another Next Choice dose today, but any “benefits” from that would be slim.
When October 23rd or so comes around (and your period has not arrived), you’ll definitely need to take a home pregnancy test. If that first test comes back negative, then take a second one a week later (again, assuming that your period has still not arrived). If both are negative, then you should be good.
Keep in mind that if your next period doesn’t come as expected, it could just be a side effect of your having sex for your first time and from the Next Choice pill.
Best luck!
Veronica says
Hannah, its me veronica i had my period come around Oct 20th from the first pill i took, oct 25th i had unprotected sex again and took a next choice pill oct 26th, i got my period that same month again around oct 28th i believe……its the 20th and im supposed to get my period,could ibe pregnant?
Hannah says
Hey Veronica – It sounds like you’re fine. When you take Next Choice so soon after your period, it can cause withdrawal bleeding (which is what happened around Oct 28th). However, I would strongly recommend you look into starting a daily birth control pill. Otherwise, taking too many doses of emergency contraception isn’t too healthy for your body and its normal “rhythms.”
elaine knight says
Hey:) right so I’ve taken the pill everyday for the past six months minus the weeks off, and my periods have always been fine. Yet this month (still having taking the pill everyday) my period was meant to start october 9th (monday) and the date is now the 13th (thursday) and my period still hasn’t come. I did have sex a few times in this month gone but I took the pill. Am I pregnant?!
Sarah says
I am concerned that I might be pregnant. My period began on September 24th and has an average cycle of 30 days. I had unprotected sex (he ejaculated inside me) with my boyfriend on September 29th, a day after my period ended. I literally took emergency contraceptive (NextChoice) within minutes of sex. Since then, I have been experiencing cramping in the middle of my stomach that has persisted for several days (it is now October 9th) and headaches and tiredness. When I lay on my stomach I can feel a little bit of pain so I am just worried I am pregnant. Please help!
k says
plz help me i am 16, i had an unsafe sex with my bf in the morning on the same day evening i took 1 ipil,and again in next morning i had anothe unsafe sex. My period was supposed to come just after 5 days but now it is delayed for 4day will i be prgnt? I am really in tention.
Gretchen says
i had unprotected sex with my boyfriend and he usually pulls out before he finishes. i didn’t take any pills after that. my last period was on 22 september. now i’m late 2 days. am i pregnant?
meli says
Hi my name is meli I’m 19 years old my boyfriend and I live together so
Sex is a everyday thing. My last period was in Sep around the 22nd mabey on October 14th we had sex but with out a condom I took the next choice pill on Sunday the 16th around 4 or 5 pm and the second pill 12 hours later I missed my period for the month of October and I never miss periods now its November my boobs hurt I’m vomiting my head and stomach hurts but o could also be sick I don’t know though ….. I already have a daughter who I love so much but I’m not ready for another one, my boyfriend is happy but I’m not this would be very hard to deal with again and I don’t want to have an abortion I’m very sad and scared I don’t want to upset my family again.. Hannah please help me. Do u think I’m pregnant?
amanda says
me and my bf had sex and it was 3 days after my period,at first we used a condom and he cummed in the condom and he cleaned himself up and then we had unprotected sex for 10 seconds. can i be pregnant?
karolyne garcia de andrades says
eu estava no periodo fertil tive uma relaçao sexual, sem proteçao. tomei a pilula 27 horas depois posso estar grávida? tenho muito medo estou com 40 anos sou hipertensa e depressiva tomo remédios para durmir por favor me ajudem?
Jacky says
Hi my name is Jacky..two days ago i had sex with my boyfriend an i use a condom but when he pull out we notice that it had rip…so i got the next choice i took the that first pill..but i lost the second one. .the first pill day of my last period was January 30 an it end it on 5…do you to i could still get pregnant….
kat says
hi my name is kat,i came off birth control at the end of the packet,had my period on the 10th,didnt take anymore pills,i then had a withdrawal bleed on the 22nd of february which lsted 2 days,had unprotected sex a few days later,i am now experiencing slight cramping,and feeling extremley tired,am i pregnant?
Lina says
I had sex feb 3rd around 3 days after my period ended around 9 am. He came in a squirt outside of me, but I wiped myself and aw some cum I didn’t know if it was his or mine so I took Next choice at 4:44 and took the second 9 hours after in fear I wouldn’t wake up in time. I got that brown discharge a week later I look a pregnancy test two days ago and it came back negative… Its now feb 28th I was supposed to have my period by now. Why don’t I ? Could I be pregnant?
Kate says
I had sex with my boyfriend yesterday and the condom broke, but I took an e.c as soon as I got home and this morning. I was supposed to be starting my period soon, how do I know if I’m pregnant?
michelle says
wait about a week.
Lina says
Its March 12th now and I still haven’t gotten a response since feb 28th..:(
kaley says
about febuary 20th me and my bofriend had unprotected sex and he didnt ejaculate in me, but i am now 4 days late on my period, i was sopposed to start march 8th and im terrified of getting pregnant. also my aunt is dying of cancer and i possibly have the flu so could that have an infulence on the late period?
Gracie Rivera says
My boyfriend came in me the day I was ovulating.
The next morning I only took ONE tablet of the Next Choice emergency contraceptive. I did not take the second tablet.
Could I be pregnant? Someone please write back..
michelle says
yes take a home pregnancy test. your supposed to take the second pill 12 hours later when taken the first pill
Lina says
Write back please
maria says
Did you get your period yet
LUCY says
had sex with my bf took pills was supposed to have my periods on 14th it is 16th today n am still waiting
michelle says
the morning after pills throws of your period.. wait about a weeek and dont stress that can also factor in
kim says
okay I had sex right after my period went off, well at least i thought it went off and he has a organism inside me. after we had sex i went to wash my vagina are and my rag is full of blood. so three days later i go to the store to get next choice. then a few days we have sex a again and im not sure if he ejculated in me. a week later i start bleeding as if my period has came back on . what does that mean
leslie says
I don’t think i can get pregnant. I am 18 and when I was 16 I had sex and the guy cummed inside of me , I didn’t take any pill or anything. Still no pregnacy. Then , when I was 17 I had sex with a Different guy , My current boyfriend. He cummed inside me but , I started my period 5 seconds later. Still not pregnant. I cheated on my bf with my first and Idk if he cummed inside me but , I missed my period. Can i be pregnant ?
Cherisse says
Can somebody offer me some help please. I had unprotected sex June 17th and the next day I took next choice emergency contraception 1 pill immediately then another 12 hours later. I usually get my period around the 7th every month, I got it a week early a full 6-7 day period which I would assume be good since that was one of the side effects of the pill. I found out in august I was pregnant I had no idea. Me and my boyfriend have been together 7 years never use protection but he never ever cums inside me. Im hoping I am not pregnant from that guy I had sex with in june. I am due march 31st 2012, just a couple weeks a way is is possible my current boyfriend could hav gotten me pregnant even though he never came in me? I used many contraception calculators and they predict I conceived in july around the 9th. Who do you think the father would be? Please help
Jojo says
I was supposed to start my period March 16th (Friday)
I had unprotected sex with my husband Thursday night but he finished in me
I got the Plan B Pill Sunday morning.
But I havnt gotten my period
Is there a chance I am pregnant or will my period start again this month?
maria says
Plan b kicks your cycle off track , getting a pregnancy test would be the beat way to know .
michelle says
yes u might be you waited to long to take plan b your supposed to take it within three days..
Danielle says
So, i’m 16, and my boyfriend “went off” inside me twice. once February 20th (the day after I ended my last period), and March 3rd. both times the condom broke. My period was due about March 12th. I got 2 negative tests, but I’ve had headaches, nausea, extreme tiredness, cramping, a little bit of tender boobs, and my aunt asked me why they look bigger. Do you think I’m pregnant?
maria says
I have the same problem , same date , my period ended the day before also , have you gotten your period yet ??
fatou prada says
i have a unprotected sex 4 days after my period an my period started on the 24th an it ends 29th i have sex with my boy on the 1st in the evening an in the morning i drink MENSTROGEN and my boyfriend cant remember weather he cums inside or not.. I did see my period for only that month but after that i haven’t see my period in the next month i take 2 pregnancy urine test is all negative an 1 blood test also negative..i do feel cramps in d stomach an a back pain thats the only thing i feel am afraid i dont know weather am pregnant or not please help me as soon an possible
DLoveePink says
Hi, im sixteen and my last period was on February 17-21. I had unprotected sex with my boyfriend March 2, but 4 or 5 days later i went to the clinic and they gave me Next choice (plan b pill) I took both of them.. Lately, I been having some cramps right above my vaginal…And its now April 2 and i still didn’t receive a period since February. I took 2 pregnancy test and they both read positive..Can i be pregnant ? Please someone help me ?????????
maria says
Are you ??? Did you find out
nana says
am 20years old and i had my proid on march 25 and finish on march 28 and i have sex with my boyfriend n he cums in me n i took the next choice the next day around 3;04 and take 2secound pill 12hours later,is it possible that i can get pregnant.
michelle says
no if you took it right away it works better but if you waited after 72 hours then it wont work. so i think your good. but is that a regular period for you only three days. just asking lol.!
nana says
i just am bleeding i hope is well cos i had my period a week ago n i had a sex than took the next choice the next day after i had sex i hope is well with me, thanks michelle
michelle says
im scared to know who the father might be. so i like some help. i know my last period was between the 14-21 of february i had unprotected sex on the 24th of february. then on march 12 i had sex again different guy(i know) but um right away i took the emergency plan b pill. i take a home pregnancy test on the 26 and 27 of march and both showed positive right away i then went to pph and also took one it was positive again. so im thinking the plan b pill didnt work or i was already pregnant from the first guy? help! please. thanks
alex says
Hi my name is alex im 22 i had sex on april 14th it was protected at first but then i realized that the condom came off and we stopped. I went to the pharmacy 13hrs later to get the next choice pill took it right away and then took the second pill 12hrs later. It is now april 16 and im still feeling kinda sick is it from the pill still or am i pregnant?? Im really scared and dont know what to do i dont want my parents to find out
alex says
I was on my monthly still but towards the end to where i was still spotting
maria says
You’ll be fine , its less likely to get pregnant just after your period , and you also took the plan b so just relax I was in the same predicament , just don’t stress cus it can delay your period