OH NO! Condom went missing!!

iVillage Member
Registered: 04-16-2003
OH NO! Condom went missing!!
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Thu, 04-21-2005 - 5:30pm
This morning after my fiance and I had sex, we realized that the condom was gone!! It had actually come off inside me, and it was way up inside. We managed to get it out, but now we're sort of panicked because I've been off the pill for a month. I have been having ovarian cyst problems, and I still haven't gotten to the bottom of that yet. I'll expand more on that if I get some responses, but I'd like to know how likely it is that I could get pregnant if I've only been off the pill for about a month?? Has this happened to anyone? Any response would be greatly appreciated!!! ~Sabrina
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Registered: 12-30-2003
Thu, 04-21-2005 - 6:42pm

Hi Sabrina, welcome!

If I were you I would talk to my doctor right away and get Emergency Contraception. EC is very effective if taken within the first 72 hours after the incident of concern so you need to do it quickly. For more on EC see: http://ec.princeton.edu/

BCPs only protect for 7 hormone free days after taking 21 active pills correctly. Since you have been off for a month they provide no protection. No one can say how likely you are to have an unintended pregnancy but if you are seriously trying to avoid becoming pregnant then under the circumstances EC is your best course of action. Let us know how you’re doing.

Good luck,

      Jill