Hi princess,
When you take emergency contraception, it can cause you to experience breakthrough bleeding, and can offset your menstrual cycle a bit. Anytime you have sexual intercourse, you risk unwanted pregnancy if you are not using contraception. When he didn't ejaculate inside of you, that was the withdrawal method. It's about 70% accurate at preventing pregnancy in most cases, and when done correctly. It can be hard for a man to "time" the point he needs to withdraw, so it can be unreliable to use this as your sole method of birth control.
It is important that you use reliable contraception (condom, spermicide, or regular birth control pills, plus withdrawal) every time if you don't want to get pregnant, and to avoid undue stress related to your menstrual cycle when taking emergency contraception. Taking pills in this manner is not the intended use for birth control pills.
You will need to wait until your next period to know what your "new" cycle is. If you miss your period, you can take a pregnancy test. Until then, and in the future, you may want to avoid putting yourself at further risk for pregnancy.
For more information, please review this article: Emergency Contraception Update, 2010, and Answers for Women: Am I Pregnant After Unprotected Sex?
Good luck, and let us know if you have any more questions after thoughtfully reading the articles.
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Hi princess,
January 27, 2011 - 9:09amWhen you take emergency contraception, it can cause you to experience breakthrough bleeding, and can offset your menstrual cycle a bit. Anytime you have sexual intercourse, you risk unwanted pregnancy if you are not using contraception. When he didn't ejaculate inside of you, that was the withdrawal method. It's about 70% accurate at preventing pregnancy in most cases, and when done correctly. It can be hard for a man to "time" the point he needs to withdraw, so it can be unreliable to use this as your sole method of birth control.
It is important that you use reliable contraception (condom, spermicide, or regular birth control pills, plus withdrawal) every time if you don't want to get pregnant, and to avoid undue stress related to your menstrual cycle when taking emergency contraception. Taking pills in this manner is not the intended use for birth control pills.
You will need to wait until your next period to know what your "new" cycle is. If you miss your period, you can take a pregnancy test. Until then, and in the future, you may want to avoid putting yourself at further risk for pregnancy.
For more information, please review this article: Emergency Contraception Update, 2010, and Answers for Women: Am I Pregnant After Unprotected Sex?
Good luck, and let us know if you have any more questions after thoughtfully reading the articles.
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