emergency contraception

iVillage Member
Registered: 05-23-2004
emergency contraception
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Sun, 05-23-2004 - 3:58pm
Hi, I am new here and I have a question regarding emergency contraception and birth control pills

I currently take birth control pills (mainly for my skin, but recently as a form of protection as well.) However, this past week I have had an upset stomach with vomitting and diarhea. Just to be on the safe side, I got some emergency contraception because I wasn't sure if all of the pills had been absorbed fully and I had intercourse on Thursday (without a condom or anything.) Instead of giving me Plan B or Preven, she gave me Avene 28 birth control pills, which she said would do the same thing as Preven except the number of pills I would have to take would be higher.

Ok so my question is: Do I keep taking my normal birth control pills as scheduled? The pharmacist told me that I should not take my normal birth control pills today since I was taking such a large dose of hormones today. But should I start back up normally tomorrow?


Also, this may seem vain but I have to ask as I get very freaked out about my skin. Does anyone know if the emergency contraception will give me acne or cause me to break out? I am just wondering about it because EC messes with your hormones and I didn't know if that would have any affect on my skin. Obviously the most important thing is preventing pregnancy- that is for sure my top priority! But I just wanted to check. Thank you so much for taking time to read this and any help you can offer would be great!!

iVillage Member
Registered: 11-15-2003
Sun, 05-23-2004 - 4:21pm
I'm not entirely sure. You probably should continue taking your pills tomorrow as regularly scheduled. I would just go back and ask the pharmacist for clarification, though.

As for skin, you never know what those silly hormones might do, but I would continue with your normal skin care routine so as to not stress out your skin. And if you feel/see acne coming on, just zap it with some benzoide peroxide and use some concealer. A zit sure beats a baby!