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On depo-provera, had someone cum inside me, should I get Plan B?
I've been on depo-provera for almost a year now. I've recently been sleeping with someone & he came inside of me these past 3 days, 3 times total. Would it be unnecessary to get Plan B because I'm on the shot? I'm worried I may get pregnant.
Brown discharge/spotting during "placebo" week pills. Is this my period? Or could I be pregnant?
I've had a surgical abortion about 4 weeks and 5 days ago. The Sunday following my abortion I was put on birth control pills, Microgestin fe 1/20. I've taken them every single day on time except on one occasion an hour late. I've been having unprotected sex with my boyfriend during these weeks... read more
I just started on levlen ED, instructions say to start in the red zone, on the corresponding day,?
... but that day is a friday sugar pill and the following saturday and sunday are hormone pills.. do I take them or go to the start of the sugar pills and take them so I have taken all sugar pills, have 1 day of no pill, then begin the hormone saturday and so on pill?
Late period on NuvaRing?
Okay so I've been using NuvaRing for a little over four months now. Previously I was on the pill for years. While on the pill I frequently had irregular periods. The first month on NuvaRing my period was one day late from when I took the ring out. The second and third month my period started... read more
Mirena coil fitted 3 years ago, sudden pain and bleeding?
Hey, I had a Mirena coil fitted about 3 years ago, and it's been great so far. A few times a year I get a little bit of spotting. However suddenly today I noticed some period-like bleeding, along with some period-like pains. I have never gotten a period since I've had this coil, but I googled... read more
Can I take 3-4 placebo "sugar" pills instead of 7 while on birth control?
I'm currently using Alysena 28 as a form of birth control. It is a monophasic pill, and contains 21 active pills and 7 sugar pills. I've been using it for 5 months now and take it at the same time every day, and have never missed an active pill. However, I get migraines (without aura) and am easily... read more
Are these symptoms normal after missing a birth control pill?
I accidently missed a pill on 4/26 and began to spot a few hours later. The next day on 4/27 it turned into heavy bleeding and cramps. I had realized I missed a pill when I popped out Sundays pill instead of Mondays pill. I doubled up and took two. I called my doctor and she said that it was normal... read more
Can't remember if I took my pill!?
Super weird question but I take my birth control at 8am every day. I have an alarm set and remember being woken by the alarm but I don't remember taking the pill. I went back to sleep but when I woke later todays pill was gone from the packet so shall I just assume it was taken?
What happens if I accidently put the birth control patch on 1 day early?
I have been using Evra Birth Control Patches properly for 4 months. Today, I changed my patch thinking it was Sunday, then realized that I am one day too early, as it's actually Saturday. What day should I start my next patch? What will this effect? There are no answers for being too early in the... read more
Birth control patch & Plan B pill?
im on birth control patch called xulane. I had sex on my 2 week going into my 3 week am i still protected from my patch but we had unprotected sex so I used plan b to make sure im okay this happened last week like 5 days ago ... This is my 3rd week now on my patch im feeling tired & cranky &... read more
Lo Loestrin Fe - Has anyone had really bad cramps around the time of bleeding with this pill?
This is my first month on this pill and I hate it. It made me want to vomit and cramping the third and fourth week of taking it. On the days I took the brown pills, my cramps were even more painful and barely any bleeding. Just spotting. My gyno put me on this pill because I had irregular... read more
Had protected sex during ovulation - risk of pregnancy?
Me and my girlfriend always practice safe sex. However the other day she was well in her mood and I have to admit I was to. However I knew that she was on her fertile period. And because she's not on the pill because it in my own country it's still a taboo I insisted that we took extra precaution... read more
Bloating after Plan b?
I had been been on birth control for 3 years but had barely been back on it for a little over 3 weeks after I had stopped taking it in the summer when I had an incident on September 4. I decided to take plan b on September 5 to clear my mind. I got my "period" a week after for a few days. Ever... read more
Can birth control and Plan B combined make your period late?
I have been on the Alesse Birth Control pill for only one month, I have been extremely busy the last two weeks and have missed abut 3 of my pills by a couple of hours each. On December 22nd I did not take my pill at all, but when I got home the next day, I took both of them as soon as possible. The... read more
Is there a way to get rid of the brown discharge that is caused by depo prevera?
I got my first shot August 2016, it's now October and I have had this brown discharge almost daily since getting the shot. I am sexually active and it's very unattractive, it makes me feel very self-conscious and kind of gross, and I'm worried that this won't stop since it has been two months... read more
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