Your doctor is correct. Taking just one birth control pill daily for seven days does not build up enough hormones in your system fast enough to prevent pregnancy at the time that you needed it (just before and for a few days after you took your first pill). In the future, use Plan B after unprotected sex. Plan B contains a much larger dose of hormones than do ordinary birth control pills. It works best when it is used within the first 24 hours after the unprotected sex, but it can be used up to 72 hours after sex. Better yet – restart the pill or use another reliable method of birth control so there is no need for Plan B. Do not continue to rely on withdrawal only. Hopefully, the unprotected intercourse will not result in a pregnancy. However, if you miss your next period, be sure to take a pregnancy test.
3. January 2012
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