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Birth Control & Morning After Pills
| Mon, 08-09-2004 - 5:01pm |
okay i started taking my birth control pills on sunday, and i had a condom break on us on saturday while we were having sex, he withdrew before he came, but i am still worried, is it okay to take the morning after pill even while i am already a week into my birth control pills?

If you have only been taking oral contraceptives since Sunday did you start on the first day of your period? If you did, you should have been protected immediately. If you were a Sunday start (the first Sunday after your period) then you should use protection for at least 7 days of correct pill use before you are protected. If you weren't a first day start I would use EC. EC is most effective within 72 hours of the incident of concern and somewhat effective for up to 5 days. See the EC site at: http://ec.princeton.edu/ Let us know how you’re doing, ok?
Hugs,
Jill
Good luck!
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