Another one of "those" posts.... :-\

[jessafurr.livejournal.com]

Hello everyone.
Ok, first time poster here, long time reader! I'm being very paranoid right now and would really like some advice/insight.
I had sex last night with this guy I've hooked up with a few times. We did it twice with a condom, cause I insisted. But then this morning, we were just fooling around (him trying to wake me up type thing) and all of the sudden, it was "in" and being in that sleepy daze, I went with it. He didn't finish inside of me, and i finished him off manually. Then stupid me allowed it to happen again sans condom.
Now I know I need to now get checked for STI's and such, which I plan on doing sometime this week, but my main question/ paranoid concern is this:
I'm currently on Yaz, just started my new pack last tuesday (so am going on to the second to last pink pill for week one). I take it pretty much religiously (have a timer on my phone so I never miss a dose by more than MAYBE 3 minutes). He had cleaned himself up after I got him off manually, so I don't THINK there would have been anything on him still. Nonetheless I am slightly concerned.I'm not sure if I should go and get plan b or not.
I should probably mention that yesterday morning I threw up a little (more like spit up, nothing major) from drinking the night before. But it was very minimal, and according to the instructions in the Yaz booklet, you only need to worry about using backup if you vomit within 4 hours of your pill (I take mine at 4:20 pm and this was at about 8 or 9 am the following day). So to sum it up:

*had sex (twice protected, twice unprotected) last night
*Currently on Yaz since May never misses a pill
*Had some slight vomiting yesterday morning, but more than 4 hours after taking Yaz.

I really want to know if I should go and get plan b. I don't necessarily WANT to be putting more hormones etc than necessary into my body, but if there's a decent chance I could be pregnant, maybe I should?

Comments

[lime-robot.livejournal.com]

If you're taking the pill properly (like you say you are) you shouldn't need to take plan b.

[jocelina.livejournal.com]

lime_robot is right -- hormonal birth control is designed to be a standalone method, and since you've been taking yours correctly you should be a-okay as far as pregnancy goes. You can read more about HBC

Getting checked for STIs is a good idea, though, since you're not certain of your partner's STI status.

[loonylupinlover.livejournal.com]

You have an astronomically small risk of pregnancy, since you are on birth control and taking it correctly. It is designed to allow ejaculation in the vagina every time with sex and still protect you from pregnancy. It protects you by thickening your cervical mucus (making it harder for sperm to swim all the way up), thinning your uterine lining (so that even if an egg was fertilized it wouldn't be able to implant), and preventing ovulation so you don't even get an egg in the first place. There's no reason you need Plan B.

There is still a risk for STIs and I would recommend getting tested next week, and then again in 6 months to make sure.

[lilyofthewest.livejournal.com]

You're protected against pregnancy.
Getting tested for common STIs is a good plan -- the earliest you can test for most things (in the absence of symptoms) is at least 2 weeks after exposure.

[queensugar.livejournal.com]

When hormonal birth control is taken perfectly (a pill every day, at about the same time every day, with no more than seven days between packs), only 1 woman in 1000 will get pregnant over an entire year of regular sex. That makes it one of the most effective methods of birth control (significantly more effective than condoms) and a method that's designed to be a woman's only form of birth control.

While condoms are obviously great for STI protection and many women prefer them for back-up contraception, you do not need to consider Plan B, as you are protected against pregnancy on HBC. In addition, he did not ejaculate in you, which reduces even that incredibly miniscule risk to... well, an insanely miniscule risk.

[missjecka.livejournal.com]

I don't think you need to. You take the pill perfectly AND he finished off outside of you. You're fine.

[subarashiine.livejournal.com]

You're not pregnant, don't sweat it. :/

[jessafurr.livejournal.com]

Thanks everyone! I'm just one of those super paranoid people I guess! :)

[neopeipei.livejournal.com]

no worries. to repeat what everyone else has said above, i'd say you are pretty safe from pregnancy :)

[jadeserenity.livejournal.com]

I asked about this before when I was on the Pill and I was told by PPH and by my pharmacist that there was no reason to take Plan B.