Anonymous Post - Pregnancy Risk

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Yesterday evening I was having sex with my boyfriend. I have regular periods and am NOT on birth control (that will change soon). He had on a condom. It slipped off inside of me. There were probably 4 or 5 condomless thrusts before we realized what had happened. Then it took about 5 or so minutes for him to help me by reaching the condom and pulling it out. He did not cum inside of me, but I'm not sure about any possible precum. We absolutely do not want to be pregnant right now (grad school, long distance relationship, etc). What is the risk here? Should I take the plan B pill? My concern mostly deals with pregnancy since we have both been tested for STIs.

Thanks for any help or insight!

Comments

[hahahabye.livejournal.com]

You certainly could take Plan B if you just wanted to be super duper safe, but precum rarely has any sperm in it unless the guy did not urinate after the last time he ejaculated.

[nickelshoe.livejournal.com]

Since he didn't ejaculate, your risk is comparable to if you'd been using withdrawal. I would say you're fairly safe, but it's understandable if you want to take that risk down a little more by taking Plan B.

[karenoh.livejournal.com]

Two questions:
1) Where are you in your cycle and how long are your cycles on average? If your cycles are always between 26 and 32 days, check out the Standard Days Method info to see if you were likely in a fertile period or not:

http://www.natural-family-planning.info/standard-days-method.htm

Days 8 through 19 are the days of your cycle you are most likely to be fertile.

2)Had your boyfriend ejaculated within the last several hours before the condom broke? If NOT (or if he had peed since he last ejaculated), you will probably be okay (especially if you were in your non-fertile window).

See this post about withdrawal:
http://www.raisingmyboychick.com/2009/06/28-day-cycle-and-lets-talk-about-sex/

I personally would feel at ease if I were a) not in my fertile window and b) if my partner had not ejaculated recently (or had flushed out a recent ejaculation by urinating prior to this condom-slip intercourse).

Those are my own comfort levels, and my cycles are always between 26 and 32 days: note that the standard days method does not apply to you if your cycle does not fall within that range.

That said, if you are worried, you can always take Plan B: better safe than sorry.