Should I take Emergency Contraception?

[spacecat777.livejournal.com]

Hi everyone!

I am currrently not using any form of birth control other than condoms. On Saturday night (around 10:00 p.m.) I had unprotected sex, so I took Plan B on Sunday around 2:00 p.m. Today (Monday), I was having sex with a condom around 7:00p.m., but, after finishing, we discovered that the condom had fallen off inside me. I pulled it out and the semen was definitely not contained. Am I still protected against pregnancy by the Plan B I took yesterday (circa 28 hours before this condom slipping incident)? Or should I take another dose of Plan B tomorrow?

Thank you all for your help!

Missing period on Mirena - a cause for concern?

[nameofmisery.livejournal.com]

Hey all.

I've had Mirena since early May 2013, making this my fifth month with it. I've had a pretty easy time with it, besides some intense PMS and some nasty ovulation/menstruation cramps.

I've been tracking my period on an app for my iPhone (it's called iPeriod; clever, no?) and it lets me know approximately when my period is supposed to be, giving me notifications when I'm supposed to have it, or if it's late by however many days.

This month, according to the app, I was supposed to start my period on (or around) the 18th. And, well, it never started.

I'm kind of not worried, but at the same time I am. I am worried because:

-I'm sexually active
-it's been eleven days

I'm not worried because:

-I'm using really reliable birth control
-I've checked my strings and they aren't out of place, meaning the IUD hasn't expelled or anything
-My boyfriend doesn't finish inside of me (except for once or twice, but it hasn't been in the last month or two)

Also, I've been having some cramping this past week. The cramps make me assume I'm going to start my period, but then nothing happens.

I know that with Mirena, periods can stop altogether. I want to believe that's what has happened here (or that my ovulation was delayed), but I had a period last month and, while it was a little lighter than pre-Mirena periods, it wasn't dwindling so fast that I would expect no period the next month.

Should I be worried?

(I've also posted this on IUD_Divas.)

Antibiotics and HBC timing

[toshfraggle.livejournal.com]

Hey everyone! I did not even realize that I still had a working Livejournal account, yet here I am. I ran a community search and haven't found anyone who asked this specific question so here goes.

My period started yesterday and I started on antibiotics today. I am on a z-pack, so I will only be on antibiotics for five days. I do not start my pill again till Sunday.

Should I use back up birth control this next month or is it not likely since there will be a day between the last antibiotic and starting the pill again?

Thanks,

~Tosh