Paraguard or non-hormonal bc.

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Long story really short, I have problems with HBC and will not be taking any more hormonal methods. I use condoms religiously in my long term relationship and don't really mind, but i am a little worried about the condom breaking for two reasons: 1, plan B is hormones, and I really want to avoid them! and 2, I've recently read that plan B will not prevent pregnancy if ovulation has taken place—is that wrong? It seems wrong to me, but i'm not very knowledgable.

I'm looking for experiences with the Copper IUD, both bad and good. Anyone?

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[nickelshoe.livejournal.com]

Just so you know, most pregnancies are from sex that occurs before ovulation, not after. During your fertile time of the month, sperm can survive several days inside you while the egg is only viable for about 24 hours. So Plan B does still prevent pregnancy most of the time even though it doesn't appear to have any effect after ovulation.

[helpme11111.livejournal.com]

Thanks, that's really good info to know. I can feel when i'm ovulating and i've always thought THAT was the day to worry about. I do have an app for my phone that estimates when i'm fertile, though, and it's always the 6 days before ovulation and one day after so that makes sense!