Wonky ovulation? Possibly pregnant?!

[belle-m.livejournal.com]

Oh, yes. It's one of the dreaded "Could I be pregnant?!" posts.


Last month (July 25th, to be exact), I took Plan B because my partner and I had an irresponsible accident. My period came slightly later than normal on August 18. I logged everything into my MyMonthlyCycles account like I always do, and went along my merry way.

My partner and I had unprotected sex on August 25 and August 27. I thought we were in the clear since my cycles are normally 33+ days in length. So, my "designated" ovulation time comes and goes in early September (I did give myself a 5-day span just to be safe), and I see no egg white cervical mucus. Not for the entire 5 day span.


Perhaps because of Plan B, I ovulated much earlier than normal?? Could I be pregnant?

Comments

[freshgroundfemm.livejournal.com]

Are you consistently checking your CM and haven't seen any fertile fluid and that's why you are worried? Is it possible that you're ovulating later in this cycle. Are you also temping?

[freshgroundfemm.livejournal.com]

I would try not to worry too much, like others have said, Plan B can mess with your cycle. You might want to use back-up for a while until your cycle resumes to normal.

Re: Some info.. YES, plan B did cause a change

[belle-m.livejournal.com]

I thought Plan B delayed ovulation in the initial cycle? So that's why your period can be later.. because your ovulation was suppressed a few days?

Re: No, that is not how plan b works

[queensugar.livejournal.com]

It does not delay ovulation, it makes your body think that it already has.

And, by so doing, delays ovulation. Basically, you're describing the effect; delayed or suppressed ovulation is the end result.

Re: Some info.. YES, plan B did cause a change

[atalanta0jess.livejournal.com]

I wanted to note also that if you are using those test strips, that's not really all that helpful in terms of pregnancy prevention - since you are fertile BEFORE you ovulate, once the strips say "hey, you've ovulated" its too late to abstain during your fertile period. Since predicting based on last month's ovulation when this month's will occur is not all that accurate (hence the much greater effectiveness of FAM vs. the 'rhythm method'), the test strips aren't gonna be all that helpful in terms of pregnancy prevention. In terms of knowing BEFORE you ovulate that it is coming, cervical mucus seems to be the way to go.

[archangelbeth]

The one thing that's constant about Plan B is... it delays ovulation if taken in time. Whether your body then treats that as a "normal" delayed ovulation and goes on to the next one? Totally random. Few women do not experience wonky timing on their next cycle, and many have odd cycles for the next few months.

You may have a very long cycle and haven't ovulated yet, you may have had a very short cycle and already ovulated. You may not have taken the Plan B in time to prevent ovulation last month. I'd suggest treating your cycle as "could ovulate without warning" for a while, waiting till it's been at least 14 days after the sex in question, and then taking a pregnancy test.

Until it's been a few months and you're sure you're regular again, you'll probably want to use back-up contraceptive methods instead of what sounds, from the description, like either rhythm method or "typical-use" FAM. (Or, as the first poster alludes to, you might want to do full temping, etc.)

(Note that there's nothing wrong with any contraceptive method so long as one and one's partner(s) are comfortable with the risk. I tend to double-up rhythm/typical-use FAM with contraceptive sponges, for instance.)

Luck!