morning after pill

[soconfused]

i am on my first 7 day break from the pill and had unprotected sex, can i get pregnant and if so is there anywhere i can buy the morning after pill from or is it only given in family planning. help!!!!

[paddy_36]

If you have taken a full packet of pills according to the instructions then you should already be safe, so please don't worry. It works as follows - if you started taking the pill on the first day of your last period, then you are protected immediately. If you started the pill at any other time of the month, you are protected after 7 days. So whichever you did, you should be ok, as I'm assuming you will have been taking it for 21 days now if you are on a break.

To put your mind at rest, you could go and see your local pharmacist. He/she can advise you on the morning-after pill if there is even the remotest chance you might be pregnant. That would save you worrying about it all weekend, although you have 72 hours from unprotected sex to get the morning after pill.

All the best.

[soconfused]

Yes i have been takin it for 21 days, so it still covers u on your 7 day break? thanks for ur advice much appreciated.

[paddy_36]

No problem! Yes, you are protected all the time now, even during the breaks.

[rachela500]

If this is your very first packet of the pill, you may not be protected. Have a look at the instructions again.

You can get morning-after pill from the chemist now.

[JustSia]

I am sorry to say this but no contraceptive offers a 100% protection. Morning after pill is not an answer. You can't take it every time you go on a break from your pill. And even the MAP is fallible.

If you are concerned it is best to have your partner use a condom during those days.

S.

[paddy_36]

rachela500 and JustSia - you are both wrong. soconfused is not on a break from the pill, she's on the normal 7-day break between packets - this is the norm. You are still protected during this break. She's not saying that the morning after pill is the answer, she just wants to be sure she's not pregnant. There's nothing wrong with that. Whether this is her first pack or not she is still protected. JustSia - you are correct that no contraception is 100% effective, but taken in accordance with the instructions it can be up to 99.7%. If you don't know the facts, please do not respond to posts like this. soconfused - if you have any doubts, please read the leaflet inside the pack and see your pharmacist asap for some professional advice.

[paddy_36]

http://www.patient.co.uk/showdoc/23068708

[JustSia]

Paddy, please refrain from making assumptions regarding what people think.

I knew exactly what OP meant. I was on a pill for a few years before I switched to injections. I am fully aware of the breaks and that you are still protected during them, otherwise it would be a pretty futile prevention mechanism.

99% protection is not a 100% guaranty, and you just never know if you are gonna end up that 1 in a 100 people.

Still my point was that some people end up relying on MA pill for that extra protection, which is not advisable. MA pill should not be used as a contraception. Unfortunately, when you are concerned about pregnancy you always have this nagging feeling in the back of your mind 'what if'. My advice was not to rely on MA pill but instead try and use condoms during that period when you are most concerned about pregnancy, whether this concern is unfounded or not. It is a much healthier way to put your mind at rest.

S.

[paddy_36]

S - the original issue was that soconfused did not know that she was protected during the 7-day break. I hoped I had clarified that she was. I am sorry if I came to the wrong conclusion about the intentions of your answer, but to me it was slightly misleading and also came across as judgemental and patronising - you assumed that soconfused was going to rely on the morning after pill every time she was on a break. I have never heard of anyone doing this before, so the thought never even crossed my mind. And why are you assuming that this is what soconfused is going to do? Maybe you should take some of your own advice and refrain from making assumptions about what people think.

[4getmenot]

Maybe all of you could just answer her question instead of having to argue between yourselves. This is a girl who's obviously worried and im sure she is going to welcome any advice. soconfused just read the leaflet that came with pill packet. If you are still confused just go see doc or anyone in a local pharamacy should help. You should be 97% protected from pregnancy in the 7 day gap, but if this is your first pill packet you should double check to be on the safe side. :-)