Hannah,
My period started normally on April 3rd, and lasted about 7 days. My boyfriend and i had sex with a condom, on April 13th 2010. The condom broke, so the next morning we went to Planned Parenthood and got a day after pill. (Plan B One-Step) It had two pills, but the lady said to take them both at once. I took the pills within 14 hours. 4 days after i took the pill, i got a brownish discharge for about 3 days. I though maybe it was side effects from the Pills. It stopped, and i just decided to wait for my period. My period is late, (Today being May 9, 2010). I took a pregnancy test on May 7th, 2010, and i was negative. I sill have not gotten my period. I am worried, and need your help! Please.
Worried
Dear Worried,
Thank you for your question. It’s typical to have some spotting a few days after taking the Plan B pills (which is similar to taking a very high dosage of birth control pills). It may also “mess up” your normal menstrual cycle causing you to miss your next period or making your next period (or two) be lighter or heavier than normal. You could take a pregnancy test in a week just to triple check, but you should be fine since your symptoms are pretty much in line with the normal side effects. Your cycle should return back to normal within the next month or two.
Hope this helps!
Hannah
Thank you so much for getting back to me so quickly, so if i may ask a few more questions;
What are the Chances of me being pregnant?
& Do you think i need to still worry about being pregnant, or just wait it off?
Even if you were on the “most potent” birth control medication and your condom didn’t break, there is always a probability that the “unexpected” could happen. But, typically, with the Plan B, they say that if you take the dosage within 24 hours, 95% of pregnancies are prevented, while if you take the dosage within 48 hrs, it drops to 85%, and then it drops to 60% for those who take the dosage within 72 hours. So, looking at those stats, you are probably “safe.” Plus, the symptoms you described are within the symptoms that others have experienced after taking the Morning After Pill dosage.
While I couldn’t say you’re 100% scot-free, I’d say that most likely you were not pregnant. (And next time … :) ). But, as I like to always play things safe, it wouldn’t hurt (emotionally, psychologically, etc. etc.) to still take another home pregnancy test – but wait at least a week or even two weeks, and then take it first thing in the morning before you’ve drained your bladder of the super concentrated post sleep urine :)
I wouldn’t be too worried if I were you, though.
You are just so amazing with helping me. Thank you so much, honestly.
I just have more questions;
The whole me ‘missing a period’ is that normal?
It just scares me for some reason. I just want to start my period.
I would just be so worried missing it, until the day i got it.
I plan on starting birth control when i start my period,
it is called LoSEASONIQUE.
Should i wait, or is it possible to start it now?
I’m glad to help anytime :) Because the Plan B gave your body a huge dosage of hormones, it’s not uncommon as a side effect for you to miss your period. If you’ve had very regular periods for the last 4-6 years or so, and this is your first time having that “regularity” skewed up, brace yourself for some more “irregularity” in the next twenty plus years of your life! It’s not uncommon when you are on one type of daily birth control pill to then change the type of birth control pill and discover that you’ve “messed up” your regular cycle then (or even skipped it for a couple months or cause it to act oddly).
As far as starting birth control, keep in mind that you might have to try a couple different kinds until you find one that works well with your body. Some kinds of birth control work well with some people while the same kinds might cause a lot of bleeding and other problems with other people. Some people rave over LoSeasonique while others have complained about it, but you’ll find these varying opinions with most birth control pills just because results really do vary. In my experience, you’ve just got to try one at a time. When the doc gives you the first one, cross your fingers and hope it works out well for you. Typically, you’ll know within a couple months.
As far as when you should start, I’ll leave that decision up to your doc – I don’t want to get myself in trouble! You could always take an HPT in one week, then another HPT one week later. Assuming they are both negative and you already have the prescription of LoSeasonique, you could then start taking the birth control right after that. But it’s always safest to run things through your doctor.
hi need need some help,
i took the morning after pill 13 days ago and was due my period roughly the 8th of May, it has not came i have had no cramping no spotting or brownish blood that you get within 7 days of using pill.
im abit worried i may be pregnant and need someones opinion, i took the morning after pill 58 hrs or so after sexs please help cant stop thinking bout it!!!!
siobhan,
I’ve moved our discussion to a new post: http://www.onlinepregnancytest.biz/blog/morning-after-pill-58-hours-after-sex-no-period/
Thanks!
Hannah
hi ,
my girlfriends periods came on 23rd of may,2010 n ends at 26th of may 2010 last month …but v make phusical relationships for 6-7times without a condam but before sumthing would be discharge from mine……i always use to remove after giving shots to her………….. now today uptill 28th june 2010…she is not getting hers reguar periods…..what may be the reasons….n what steps shuld b taken if any negative resuls come plzzz guide me im worried
Hi,
I took the Plan B on July 26th 2010 a couple of hours after my boyfriend and I had sex and found out that the condom broke. I got my period early, which I know is an effect from the pill, but I’m wondering if cramping, stomach/leg ache is normal?
I usually get cramping when I get my period, but I never got it this much and never in the legs. Is it normal or is it just an effect from the pill? I’m a little worried with this because I never got it so badly. please help me!
Hey,
My boyfriend and I had sex this evening with no condom. He didn’t ejaculate inside of me, however. He pulled out and finished with his hand, and I didn’t finish at all. He’s also positive that there was no pre-cum, but I’ve been reading up and it’s all so questionable. I’m also on regular birth control and I have been keeping up perfectly with my pills this month (as well as most other months), but just to be safe I’m wondering if I should get the Plan B Onestep? I didn’t know if I should take that while I’m on the regular birth control, and I’m also worried I’ll get sick of something. I should start my period in 6 days, according to my birth control too.
I’m just really paranoid!
Please help :(
Paranoid,
I wouldn’t be too worried if I was you. As long as you’ve been regularly taking your birth control, you should be safe. There shouldn’t be any need to take Plan B.
Cheers,
Hannah
I didn’t have a period for over a yeari went to see my gyn and gave me pills to star a period. I started 6-29-10 then again 7-13-10 I had unprotected sex on 7-27 then again 8-3 I took morning after pill on 8-4 is there a possibility for me to get pregnant if I didn’t take one on 7-27 and how soon can I take a pregnancy test. Idk if I will have a normal period or when should start on 8-13 or 8-29 since my cycle was all messed up. HELP!
Hannah,
i’ll explain my situation ; My girlfriend last period was on 12 July 2010 and we had sex on the 1st AUGUST 2010 without a condom.. Im sure that i din release inside her but i think some Pre-Cum might be there.. i had urinated twice and wash myself before the intercourse that day.. After having intercourse 5hours later, she took the Morning After Pill.. She should get her expected period on 9 August 2010 which is yesterday, but the period did not came.. Can you please explain what happen? Should i be worried that she could be pregnant? and when should i take a pregnancy test..?
Please Help me.. :(
Hey Scared,
I wouldn’t be too worried about it. She just took the morning after pill not long ago, and that frequently has a side affect of making a girl’s period late or even making her skip it. It’s rare to become pregnant from precum (as long as you’re sure that you didn’t ejaculate any fluid). The morning after pill is usually quite effective, but it gives your body a very high dosage of hormones, and it’s that high dosage which can easily throw her cycle off. Just to be on the completely safe side, you could always have her take a pregnancy test a week from today, but I wouldn’t be too worried if I were you.
Good luck!
Hannah,
Thanks alot for the information. So is it normal to have a skip period? How am i suppose to know if she is not pregnant and everything is alright and when can i know? Like you said; I will asked her to have a pregnancy test within 1 week from today. Does the result after taking the pregnancy test a week from today will be the conclusion?
Please help again :(
After taking an emergency contraception pill (do you know what kind it was?), it’s perfectly normal to either have a later period or completely skip it. Some people even have it come early. Basically, that super high dose of hormones just makes your body’s systems go crazy.
Yes, taking the pregnancy test a week from today should be fairly conclusive. You could always take a second one the following week just to be triple sure. I wouldn’t be too worried though.
Hannah,
The contracetion pill that she took is ” Levonorgestrel “.. I’m really worried about the period because its our first time. So now i shouldn’t be worried about the period thingy rite? cause like you said, its completely normal to either have a later period or completely skip it after taking the contraception pill. In a situation like this, when is my girlfriend going to have her next period?
About the pregnancy test, i will do like what you said. So when the pregnancy test 1 week from today is ” Negative ” it means that my girlfriend is not pregnant rite?
Thanks alot Hannah.. :)
Yes, Scared, I wouldn’t be too worried about her skipping her period or being late for her period. Levonorgestrel is known for causing that to happen (especially the late period). After taking that medication, girls resume their periods typically the next month, though some have said it’s taken a couple months.
And, yes, when the pregnancy test a week from today comes back negative, you should be good to go.
Hannah,
Some girls resume their periods a couple months? Is that normal?
There is something else i would like to ask ; My girlfriend’s period start on 12 July , she should be ovulating on day 14 which is 26 July if she has a 28 day cycle rite? i did some research saying that on day 14, the egg is released and waiting for sperm to arrive and the egg can only live 12-24 hours only and then it dies. So is there any eggs left when i’m having intercourse around end of the month?
Thanks alot for all the information. I feel much more better now after you explain everything to me.
Dear Scared,
Yes, it’s not abnormal for a girl’s body to wait a little while longer to get back to her regular cycle after taking the morning after pill (particularly if she takes more than 1 pill a couple days apart).
As far as when your girlfriend is fertile, there are averages and there are the norms; however, in real life, ovulation can take place earlier than “normal” or it can take place later than “normal.” Sperm can actually live within a woman’s body for several days. That means you could have sex a couple days before the egg was released or you could have sex a day after the egg was released, and that entire time she would be fertile.
While many people try to have “safe sex” around the law of averages, it’s really best to rely on a daily birth control pill or, at the very least, some good condoms (though condoms have a much higher failure rate than birth control pills).
Shortly before her period begins, we wouldn’t expect her to be fertile; however, you never can be guaranteed. There are some women who have become pregnant during their actual period. Explain that :) So, as I said, there is the “norm” and there are “averages” but don’t expect them to be fail safe because there are plenty of exceptions that I’ve encountered.
Hannah,
Ohh okay, I finally understand how it goes now. So in my situation, everything would be like how you said rite? which is ” my girlfriend will maybe have a delay period or completely skip it after taking the contraception, which is normal. And she probably will resume her period on the next month. ”
And i will do the pregnancy test within 1 week from now, which the result would be conclusive rite?
I’m sorry for repeating it again and again. I’m worried
:(
Exactly :) And, not to worry – I understand completely. Best of luck to you both!
Hannah,
I really wanna thank you so much for all the information. You help me alot and i feel lots better now. If i had problems again, i will drop a message here and waiting for your reply. Thanks once again :)
Hannah,
Something happen again. My girlfriend wake up this morning feeling like her breast became bigger. It has no pain at all and nothing to do with soreness or tenderness. She felt like her breast become bigger only,thats all. Does it mean my girlfriend is pregnant? Can you please explain what happen this time?
Besides that, my girlfriend said that she’s having some pain in the lower abdominal which started today. In fact its the same pain that happens before a woman started their period. Does it mean my girlfriend is going to have her period within these few days?
Please Help me again. I’m getting more worried now.. :(
Dear Scared,
Our breasts can get slightly larger during the monthly cycle due to extra fluid retention. I wouldn’t be too worried about it. The lower abdominal pain could very well mean that her period will start soon. Pretty much, the best we can do now is wait and see. Keep in mind that anxiety can make your body create its own symptoms (funny how our bodies work).
Finally i received your reply. I feel much more better now. So everythings gonna be alright rite? Ohh yea, about the abdominal pain, she said the pain does not stay long, it comes and goes. Normally the abdominal pain before period will stay long but now it just sometimes only. Can you please explain why this happen? Okay i’ll wait and see..
Thanks once again :)
Your best (and safest) bet with the abdominal pain is having her see her doctor, particularly if it keeps up or becomes severe.
Hannah,
So does it mean she’s not going to have her period? I’m blur with the abdominal pain now. I dont know if it was the abdominal pain before her period or something else. But in my situation, everything will be alright rite? and i just need to wait for few more days to have the pregnancy test and my girlfriend might have a delayed period or completely skip one rite? and the answer is surely conclusive?
Please help :(
Dear Hannah,
What are the normal signs before a period should start? My girlfriend said, one of the first sign is ” the breast will pain if you touched it ” and the second one is ” lower abdominal pain ” which my girlfriend is having this two sign now. Does it mean that my girlfriend is going to have her period soon? About the abdominal pain she having now, it only happened around 4 times a day. Is that normal? and is it true about the signs before period said by my girlfriend? I’m really worried about her situation now. Can you please help me?
Please reply :(
Dear Hannah,
What are the normal signs before a period should start? My girlfriend said, one of the first sign is ” the breast will pain if you touched it ” and the second one is ” lower abdominal pain ” which my girlfriend is having this two sign now. Does it mean that my girlfriend is going to have her period soon? About the abdominal pain she having now, it only happened around 4 times a day. Is that normal? and is it true about the signs before period said by my girlfriend? I’m really worried about her situation now. Can you please help me?
Please reply :(
Dear Hannah,
I hope that you read my previous post and i really hope you can reply me on my previous post as soon as possible. I really need your help now. Please. About the Morning after pill, like i explain before, my girlfriend took the pill 5 hours later after intercourse and now she’s 4 days late from her period. She having some abdominal pain which comes and goes, and breast pain when it was touched. She said this two signs were the signs before a period would start. Is it true of what she said? Besides that, she having some white stuff in her discharge this afternoon. Does the Morning pill can cause things like this? Or does it mean that she was on her cycle and she’s going to have her period soon? Dear Hannah, can you please explain everything to me?
im worried now
thanks :(
Dear Hannah,
My girlfriend and I were fooling around the other day. There was no penetration and I did not cum. However our genitals did rub against each other and we were worried that there was some precum. She decided to take the morning after pill about 20 hours after this happened. What are the chances of pregnancy? Please reply just worried…
Dear worried,
There would be extremely little chance that she could get pregnant. Very, very, very little chance – not even enough to get worried about.
Good luck!
Hannah