Hi,
I had protected sex on Saturday where there did not seem to be any accidents with the condom and my partner did not ejaculate in the condom and pulled out with the condom on before ejaculation. I looked at my calendar and realized I was at a fertile time period and was possibly ovulating on Monday. To be extra careful I took Plan B on Monday. (that was as soon as i could get it) It is now Sunday and I am experiencing slight nausea and have been bloated for the past few days. I’ve mainly been gassy and slightly nauseous. Does this mean I am pregnant or at a risk for pregnancy? Is it normal for the side effects to last this long? I am freaking out because everything went okay but I dont know if I ovulated and that makes me nervous, now the side effects are making me more nervous
Is it normal to feel bloated and nauseous days after taking Plan B?
Question posted by wildflowercapecod on 9 July 2018
Last updated on 7 January 2019
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Plan B is the wrong choice of emergency contraceptive when you are fertile. It works by delaying your ovulation until the sperm leaves your body, but may not be able to do that if you're already ovulating or v close to.
Some think Plan B works in other ways, but the Manufacturer does not claim that. They say it's possible, but don't say it does, as it has not been proven in tests.
In a situation where you are fertile, you are better to go for one of the other methods of emergency contraception; either the other emergency pill called Ulipristal Acetate (Ella), or to have an IUD fitted by a doctor.
However, it does not sound like you needed emergency contraception.
Plan B is a huge dose of artificial hormone for your body to deal with. You can get any hormonal symptoms that you'd get with a period or pregnancy, for example, until your body rebalances itsel. That takes different lengths of time for everyone: some days, some weeks, & some months.
Is frequent urination a symptom of Plan B? I know it has progesterone in it and it’s been very hot where I live lately so I’m wondering if it’s just the result of me drinking water bottles or Plan B.
I finished my period on dec 22 and had an accident where the condom broke on 23 and he had already finished before we noticed it had broke, i then took the map (Levonelle) about 18 hours later on 24th, Then 29th experienced light spotting (brown ish and red) which led to heavy bleeding (red and blood clots, enough to fill pads etc) for 5 days it has now been nearly 2 weeks since I took the map and I am still getting nausea, bloating and headaches can anyone help me?
This should have been a new question. But the answer is in the answer that you've commented on.
Hi yes sorry but I wasn’t ovulating so I don’t seen how plan b was the wrong form or contraception?
You said you used plan b & Then 29th experienced light spotting (brown ish and red) which led to heavy bleeding (red and blood clots, enough to fill pads etc) for 5 days it has now been nearly 2 weeks since I took the map and I am still getting nausea, bloating and headaches can anyone help me?
The bottom part of my original response to the previous question, says that Plan B is a huge dose of artificial hormone for your body to deal with. You can get any hormonal symptoms that you'd get with a period or pregnancy, for example, until your body rebalances itself. That takes different lengths of time for everyone: some days, some weeks, & some months.
Oh okay Thankyou I’m just really worried as I am fairly young and this has never happened to me before I think I’m just paranoid but I am very scared as I have read everyone else’s different experiences with the pill, do you think it is likely I am pregnant?
I don't know how close to being fertile you were.
Are your periods always regular, & when was your last period before this incident, from & until?
My last period was 15th-22nd dec, incident happened 23rd and yes my periods are regular
If you get a regular monthly period then that would put you into your fertile time of your cycle. Pregnancy would therefore be possible.
Do not rely on apps to predict your fertility, as they're just a guide.
The symptoms will still be from the Plan B, but that doesn't mean it worked, unfortunately. There's no way of knowing at this stage.
Is it a 28 day cycle that you have?
My cycle tends to be between every 4-5 weeks but never comes later or earlier
With that length of cycle youre most likely to ovulate somewhere between days 12 to 18 of your cycle. That's a generous estimate. Most women with a regular 28 day cycle ovulate somewhere during days 14 or 15, approx.
The problem is that up to 7 days before ovulation, your cervical mucus changes in consistency, so that it can save any sperm that enters your vagina, ready for when you ovulate. This time is classed as part of the fertile time of your menstrual cycle.
That means that you can become pregnant from sex you had up to 7 days before you ovulate.
If Plan B didn't work to delay your ovulation, you may still conceive. This is why I suggest Ella to anyone in their fertile time of their menstrual cycle.
If you have any more questions, pls ask a new question of your own, because, at the moment, every time we post in this thread, others in the thread are being notified, which isn't very fair, when it's not about their own question.
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