Late HBC pills, Plan B, Possible Pregnancy?

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My boyfriend and I had sex this morning and he ejaculated inside for the first time.

I'd taken 2 to 3 of my HBC pills late this week (within 2-3 hours). But I took my pill yesterday on time.

Should I still take Plan B?


Also, can I take Plan B with my HBC (Tri-Levlen 28)? The nurse at the clinic gave me two boxes of it when I got my HBC but I can't remember what she said about it.

I'm kind of worried since A) I thought he had a condom on and this is the first time he's done it and B) because I took a few pills late.

edit: I also forgot to ask.. When my boyfriend and I have sex, we often leave behind white marks... or stains rather. And not always because of ejaculate. I'm thinking it's mostly from my nayural lubricant. The thing is, they won't come out if I just spot clean with water and detergent. I'm kind of tired of having to wash my sheets or change them every other day.

Anyone else have that problem or have remedies?

Comments

[queensugar.livejournal.com]

If you are within your first month (or two if you really want to be safe) of HBC or of switching to this specific pill then I would err on the side of caution and take Plan B.

Out of curiosity, is there a reason you'd recommend the OP to take Plan B if she's new to the pill, or any links to support that recommendation?

Since HBC pills become fully effective against pregnancy after seven days, so long as the OP was past that seven-day period I'm not aware of any reliable medical information that would indicate that the OP would be more at risk for pregnancy if she was in the first month or two on HBC.

[socalbeachgal.livejournal.com]

Hmmmm - maybe my information is out of date (I've had a copper IUD for years now) but I had always been told to use a secondary form of BC for the first month of starting HBC or switching to a new one.

My best friend that is still on HBC had to switch recently and was complaining about having to use condoms for a month as well. Now whether she got that directly from her current Dr or whether that is based on the information we were given when we first started on the pill (over 20 years ago - no joke!) I can't say. I'll have to ask her because she may be operating on old info too!

I'm assuming from your comment that the protocol has changed and HBC is now considered effective after 7 days. Wow - that seems so foreign to me! I'll have to do some research on it when I have some time. Thanks for the heads up though! :)

I just know for me (as my caveat stated) I am very serious about not wanting to get pregnant, so even the 5-8% "normal" failure rate of HBC is risky to me, so if I were late on pills that I had just started taking, I would take Plan B just to be safe and for peace of mind.

[queensugar.livejournal.com]

Well, as we mention in our HBC Vulvapedia entry, (http://www.vaginapagina.com/index.php?title=Hormonal_Birth_Control#OK.2C_I.27ve_got_some_HBC_now._How_do_I_start_taking_it.3F) it's relatively common for doctors to say that it takes a month to become effective. So many patients hear that that it's actually become quite a huge myth!

This extended time period advice is based on the idea that if a woman is going to make severe mistakes in pill-taking, she's more likely to do it in the first few months while getting used to taking the pill every day.

In actuality, as per the prescribing information in every packet of birth control (which must be accurate by law), and verified by many experts, all hormonal birth control becomes fully effective against pregnancy after appropriately taking seven days of active pills. :)