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I have been coming on my period regularly for the past year i was tested and they said i had polycystic ovaries, I been having sex almost everyday in january and i started spotting on the 30th of jan. but it went off the next day and came back about 3 days later it came back. Does this mean my period just trying to come but everytime i have sex it push my period back?

Being sexually active does not affect the timing of your periods. If you have been having unprotected intercourse, there is the risk of pregnancy. Having Polycystic ovarian syndrome does not mean that you are infertile and won’t get pregnant.

If your period is late, do a pregnancy test.

Its been a year since i had sex and I’m just now worrying if i have chlamydia is it to late to get tested and cured if i have the disease

No, it’s not too late. If you live near one of our offices, please call us and make an appointment. Thanks to PA Department of Health funding, we offer free STD testing for chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis and HIV. If you live further away, contact a local STD clinic or the Family Planning or Planned Parenthood office closest to you.

I had unprotected sex a week after me period and im starting birth control pills in a few days what will happen if i am becoming pregnant and go on birth control?

We would recommend contacting the medical provider who prescribed your pill for their advice. 

However, you may want to rule out pregnancy before starting your birth control pills. If you choose to do this, you should abstain from sex or use condoms for every act of sexual intercourse until you’ve taken your eighth birth control pill.

Wait until you get your next period. If your next period is more than seven days late, take a pregnancy test. Repeat the test every two weeks until you start your period or get a postive test result.

Once your period starts, you can start the pill the first Sunday after you begin bleeding.  Do not have sex without a condom until you take your eighth birth control pill.

I took Plan B around five hours after sex where the condom slipped; that was around Sept. 18th, I then skipped my period in October, but had it around the 15th of November and it was more or less a normal period for me. In December I skipped again. January I had what amounted to light brown spotting/very light period for a few days. Should I be worried, or should I try to calm down and see if my period comes again around the 15th of this month?

Use of Plan B can cause some menstrual irregularities, but they generally only last a month or so. First, take a pregnancy test to rule out pregnancy. Other common causes of missed or irregular periods include:

Excessive weight loss or gain.
Eating disorders, such as anorexia or bulimia. If you have an eating disorder, get professional help immediately.
Increased exercise. 
Emotional stress.
Illness.
Travel.
Certain medications.
Hormone problems. This may cause a change in the levels of the hormones that the body needs to support menstruation.
Age. Women in perimenopause often experience irregular periods.

If you normally have regular monthly periods, you should be evaluated by a medical professional to determine why your periods have become so irregular.

I am on birth control but last week had to take antibiotics for strep I know there is a possibility that the effectiveness of the pill lessens, my bf and I had unprotected sex because I wasn’t thinking(I was done taking the antibiotics the same day that we had unprotected sex). My friend and I talked the next day and she said it was a good idea to get plan b, so I did. The next day my bf and I had sex again but it wasn’t until a little later into the act I remembered to get a condom. He did not ejaculate in me but was still in me unprotected. Would getting plan b be a good idea again? Would the antibiotics have any affect on plan b? Is there a possibility I could get pregnant?

Some antibiotics will decrease the effectiveness of your birth control pills. Recommendations are to use a back up birth control method for the time you’re on the antibiotics and for at least 7 days after completion of the antibiotics. Therefore, the effectiveness of your pills may not have been 100%. Anytime you have unprotected intercourse, there is the risk of pregnancy.

You probably do not need to take Plan B again, especially if you have continued to take your birth control pills on a daily basis. During this next month, you may experience some irregular bleeding or spotting. Your period may be a little earlier or later than usual, even though you’re taking the pills.

If your period is more than 1 week late, perform a pregnancy test.

Always have had regular cycles. However, I started the depo shot in Oct 2011 i was supposed to renew it at the beginning of Jan. of this year but I had horrible side effects from it so I didnt want to use that method anymore. I had unprotected sex the 18th and 25th of Jan. Then on on the 27th iI felt like my period was coming i went to the restroom and had light pink blood very faint only when i wiped so i thought i was starting. I never saw it again. My sister has been pregnant and she said it sound like implantation bleeding which would happen a certian amount of days after ovulation which the 18th would of been the only one. That could be linked to that symptom. And i have had flu like symptoms and extremely tired since then and still feel as if im going to start my period but nothing.

If you did not receive your DepoProvera shot when it was due, you were not protected. The DepoProvera injection is only effective for 13 weeks.  Anytime you have unprotected intercourse, there is the risk of pregnancy.

If you think that you may be pregnant, do a pregnancy test. In the meantime, if you are not planning a pregnancy, do not have unprotected intercourse. If you are not interested in starting another hormonal method, like birth control pills, ring, etc, correct condom use can be effective at preventing pregnancy.

Boyfriend and I have been using condoms while I’m on the pill. A while ago the condom broke during sex but we didn’t sweat it too much because of the pill. This morning I just received a letter saying that the pill I was using(tripreventm??) had a recall. I am freaking out. What are the chances? I am only 17!

Contact the medical provider who prescribed the pill for you. They will have more information about the recall and will be able to answer your question better.

I have been on birth control for about 2 months now, and i accidently missed a pill and had unprotected sex that night. I only noticed the next morning and I took both pills the next day but I didn’t take the morning after pill. What are the chances of getting pregnant.

Whenever you miss a pill, your risk of pregnancy does increase slightly. However, you did make up your pill correctly and thankfully, you only missed one pill. Your pregnancy risk is still pretty low.

Since you’ve only been on the pill for two months and since you missed a pill, breakthrough bleeding (bleeding or spotting between periods) is likely. You may even experience a missed period. However, if you miss two periods, take a pregnancy test just to be on the safe side. In the meantime, try not to forget any more pills.

My girlfriend and i had sex for the first time a week ago. it was 5 days after her period had ended jan 25 and i pulled out. it has now been a week since then feb 6th and she has been complaing of not feeling right ever since we had sex. unfortunately i didnt use a condom but i pulled out. i’ve been reading up on it and i knwo she can still get pregnant from my pre-cum but what are the chances that she is pregnant? and what can we do to find out and stop it early?

It is unlikely that she would be having pregnancy symptoms this early. More than likely, she is just coming down with some bug. However, pre-ejaculatory fluid can contain sperm so pregnancy is possible. It’s too late to do anything about the unprotected sex now. Your girlfriend should wait until her next period. If she is more than seven days late, have her take a pregnancy test. Repeat the test every two weeks until she has a normal period or a positive test result.

If unprotected sex should occur in the future, your girlfriend could take the morning after pill (Plan B) as soon as possible after sex to reduce her risk of pregnancy. Plan B is most effective if it is used within the first 24 hours after unprotected sex but can be used up to 120 hours (five days) of unprotected sex. However, Plan B is meant to be used for emergencies only.  It should not be used as a regular method.

You and your girlfriend should talk about how you will prevent pregnancy in the future. You can either choose not to have sex…

Hello :), saturday night after intercourse, my fiance and I noticed the condom broke, we chose not to take the morning after pill, my period should arrive in a weeks time, I have been having cramps, am I the only woman who wants to be pregnant?

No, you’re not the only woman, but one of the few who uses this anonymous Q & A post. By the way, if you want to be pregnant, you probably shouldn’t be using condoms. 🙂 Good luck!