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 Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2008 3:46 pm
Ok so I know that Plan B pills are not abortion pills
But what are the chances if I had unprotected sex but took the pill right away?
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Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2008 5:45 pm
Plan B is about 85% effective. That means it's quite a bit less effective than most methods of birth control. So it's nice for emergencies, but you certainly don't want to try to have it replace your birth control.
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Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2008 6:27 pm
Actually I'm off of my birth control for the time being...I'm actually going to visit my now "ex boyfriend" Its a complicated thing..for the time being since its kind of like "friends with benefits" sweatdrop plus him being 4 and a half hours away from home and all. Who knows...this might make it or break it. But I don't plan just to drive 4 1/2 hours away from home just to have sex....See...complicated already. But not to me. sweatdrop
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Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2008 7:12 pm
That is not how Plan B is meant to be used. Plan B is not a method of birth control; it is a form of emergency contraception. That means you use it if your condom breaks or if you are raped. You absolutely do not use it in place of birth control. Plan B is less effective than birth control, and it has some pretty harsh side effects.
So what you want for your situation is birth control. There are many methods other than the pill. If you don't want to go back on the pill or another hormonal method for a one time thing, get condoms and spermicide. They're inexpensive, far more effective than Plan B, easy to get, and a lot easier on your body.
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Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2008 11:46 pm
I don't plan on taking birth control for the time being...after what I've been through with them. Yes I know it isn't a smart "idea" to use them as a form of birth control. I think for the time being it will only be a one time type of thing, and if it gets serious again then I will...He can't always drive four hours away from the Navy Air Base to and see me. We hardly see and saw each other even when we were in a relationship.
I know at the time being that isn't the smartest thing right now. Yes I do know what risk I am taking.
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Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2008 9:27 am
It sounds harsh, but if you're not willing to use birth control you really shouldn't be having sex.
Why be only 85% protected, put all those hormones in your body, and throw your cycle off like that when you can simply grab a condom and have more protection with fewer side effects?
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Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2008 11:57 am
We'll use the condoms anyway...Its just at the time I don't want to get readjusted to birth control if were only going to see each other once. My cycle is already thrown off because I just got off of them...Yes I know I can go back and switch the dosage or change the pack completely. But why should I even go back if I'm not even going to have sex for probably a long time?? Those pills I took almost ruined my relationship with my family and friends because I was getting short tempered. Yelling constantly it was like I was a different person. I was only a week on them when my bf came back from deployment. We were smart and stuck with the condoms...I even knew it took longer.
But afterwards he didn't come back...and we decided not to be together anymore...I was on them for 2 months. I didn't even have sex when I was on them either.
Okay..well I'm going to stop it right there. Words are getting everywhere.
We will use the condoms...
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