HELPPP!!! So this may sound silly but me and my bf had unprotected sex and he … in me but I’m on the combination pill and have been taking it close to perfect for up to 9 days before this incident happened and I took a plan b 11 hours after. But a few hours later we had protected sex with a condom and it broke causing him to … inside of me again. What’s my chances of being pregnant since i’m practically fully protected by the pill and took a plan b after the first go round should I be pretty protected??

why did you take the plan b if you were protected by the pill? the plan b has a HUGE amount of hormones that can throw you off for months. and if you take a certain brand of plan b, ellaone, it stops your pill working also. if you can’t trust your pill and feel you have to take plan b after, id really recommend using condoms until you can trust it x

did you take ellaone? as this would mean your second round of sex was unprotected

I looked it up and I used just the regular plan b it said it shouldn’t cancel it out so i’m hoping it won’t

@onthepillxo I used the one step plan b pill a couple people recommended me to take it so I figured it would be safe but i didn’t take the ellaone

in future speak to a pharmacist or doctor before you take medication like plan b if you’re unsure whether to or not, you’re likely to have side effects from taking it for months. or this forum has many users who will be able to help before you take it.

@onthepillxo according to some sources I think since i’m on the combination pill it doesn’t cancel out the plan b I took thankfully but do you think the second incident is still unprotected?

@onthepillxo thank you sm unfortunately i just got this app tn

it should be on the pamphlet of the plan b you took whether or not it affects the pill

@onthepillxo my birth control isn’t on there

no your plan b should have come with a box with a pamphlet inside too

It’s EllaOne in specific that cancels out your pill.

@onthepillxo your totally right I spaced that, just looked and the plan b I took does not cancel it out in no way so looks like i’m gonna trust my birth control!!

@Yi_eune ohh okay thank you i’m just gonna trust my birth control and let it do what it’s meant to do looks like im fully protected

I did still want to comment on the rest of the post: You took Plan B because people recommended it to you? I am sorry but these people are completely incapable of giving medical advice and I highly recommend not relying on them in the future. Plan B is not meant to be used as a failsafe. It’s very irresponsible. You did not need plan B. It’s a huge amount of hormones that should only be used in case of an emergency. Hence we call it emergency contraception. Plan B can affect your body for weeks or even months, and you’re still getting used to the pill so you can definitely expect some side effects in the coming time because your hormones are going to be all over the place. Emergency contraceptive also does not work on any of the sex you have after it, it is not a replacement for birth control. So if you were in fact unprotected, you’d need another one since you had sex after and the condom broke. But you were protected by your pill already. Make sure to do some research on your pill by reading its pamphlet and if you use online information make sure they are backed up by scientific research. NHS and government health websites are a good source for this. Condoms breaking is often a sign they are the wrong size, so look into that. I would recommend to keep using condoms for the foreseeable future so you can learn to trust your pill first.

@Yi_eune well my body is already used to the pill hence me being on it for about 3 years now

@Yi_eune I understand not trusting friends but before I asked them trust I did a lot of research on my own but of course went to those closer to me as well.

@Yi_eune I understand I was already protected by my birth control hence why I’m just trusting it to do its thing thank you for the advice though!!

were you off it before this? you said you took the last 9 pills correctly so i assumed it was your first time, or did you miss a pill? x

@onthepillxo your totally fine i worded it a bit confusing, i’ve been on the pill consistently for about 3 years but I just started a new pack 9 days in if that makes sense I kinda missed one pill but not really I just took it about an hour and a half late I realize I honestly didn’t need to take a plan b im guessing? I definitely should’ve did more research maybe I got too paranoid when in reality im protected by my birth control

no pill has a timeframe less than 3 hours

Ah I assumed you were someone who just started birth control recently by the way you phrased things

Taking it an hour and a half late is not a problem, most combined pills can be taken up to 24 hours late and it’ll count as perfect use. There are some brands that still have a 12 hour window, but that would be specified in your pamphlet. But there aren’t any with lesser windows

If you’re ever unsure, consult your pill’s pamphlet and/or speak to a pharmacist to get proper medical advice. I’d definitely recommend learning more about your pill and how it works, it’s far more effective than plan b x