Plan B: Morning After Pill
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| Sat, 01-10-2004 - 8:48pm |
Last night, my boyfriend's condom broke. I am not on the pill. However, we both believe that he ejaculated outside of me or close to it.
He always does, though of course this is the first time the condom has broken.
I immediately panicked and called my gyn, on a Friday night at 8pm! Her service reached her and she promptly called in a prescription of Plan B (the morning after pill) for me. You are supposed to take it within 72 hours, and I literally took it within 2 hours!
Still... I'm very anxious. Although I am 30, I do not want to become pregnant before marriage. I've been anxiously researching Plan B and its effectiveness online and yet I'm still nervous.
Has anyone ever used it? I hate the fact that I'll be nervous and on edge till I get my period (hopefully)... this will be the first time I will welcome my period with open arms!
Any input would be great!
By the way, for what it's worth, I am at day 15 of my cycle (that is, I last got my period on 12/26, a Friday, ended the following Friday, so I began that period two weeks to the day from yesterday. My cycle wavers between 28 and 32 days and always has...) Nice timing, right? Ha!
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Jill
I tell ya, it's nearly impossible not to freak out during that first week (after which you can just take a pregnancy test). But between his ejaculating mostly outside of you and taking the pill only two hours afterwards, the odds are very much in your favor.
Best of luck.
I've seen stats, but can't recall them off the top of my head - the site that dancer gave you will probably have something.
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Laura
All that said, it is effective so you are in good hands. The one thing to worry about is STDs since it only covers pregnancy but since it was with your beau and not a one night stand it doesn't seem like you need to worry much. You'll be fine.
Thank you SO much for responding. It seems like this is a major topic!
I am still very nervous, although my boyfriend seems to think it will be ok because it seems that he came outside of me (though I say who can be 100% positive? Could he have come even a drop inside? Possible...) and I took the Plan B pill literally within 2 hours.
Still, though, I am petrified. I have not told my parents. There's nothing to tell at this point and, despite the fact that I am a grown 30 year old woman, it still wouldn't go over well because in our family, this isn't the way it should happen. What kills me though (because of the irony) is that I was a virgin until I met my current boyfriend and didn't have sex with him till we were together for nearly 8 months, because I knew then that we were and are on our way to engagement. And now this possibility! Can you imagine?!
Inftech, so far you're the only one here who said she got pregnant and that Plan B didn't work... were you by any chance pregnant before this particular incident?
Thanks for your support everyone, and I'll keep you posted!
Since I just started a new job, I have insurance but don't have my insurance card yet, so I will file a claim this week. Plan B cost $28 at my local pharmacy... well worth it.
As for side effects, I haven't had any at all, although I've been extremely irritable. This may just be nerves or, HOPEFULLY (HA HA!) PMS.
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