Birth control pills don't have a residual effect. They are only in your system while you take them. So even though you have been on birth control for many years, the fact that you have missed 9 pills in a row and had unprotected sex means that you absolutely can get pregnant.
All it takes to get pregnant is sperm meeting the egg, and all it takes for an egg is for you to ovulate. Birth control pills generally stop ovulation, but as soon as you go off them, ovulation starts up again.
In general, when you have missed only three pills, you are supposed to use another form of contraception (like a condom) because you are not protected.
Since your last period came Feb. 18th, if your cycles are 28 days long, you most likely are ovulating now -- somewhere between March 2-4. And sperm can live for up to 3 days; some people say even longer. Since you had unprotected sex on the 28th, that sperm might still be alive, plus the sperm from the unprotected sex on the 2nd. So it's very possible you could be pregnant.
You wouldn't be feeling any signs of it since at most all that's happened is a fertilized egg has occurred. If you are concerned about pregnancy, you can go to a pharmacy and request Plan B, the emergency contraception that prevents implantation of a fertilized egg. It needs to be taken within 72 hours of unprotected sex.
And in the future, do know that until you hit menopause, you could ovulate and become pregnant. So you need to always practice some form of birth control to prevent it if it's not something you are hoping for.
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Anon,
Birth control pills don't have a residual effect. They are only in your system while you take them. So even though you have been on birth control for many years, the fact that you have missed 9 pills in a row and had unprotected sex means that you absolutely can get pregnant.
All it takes to get pregnant is sperm meeting the egg, and all it takes for an egg is for you to ovulate. Birth control pills generally stop ovulation, but as soon as you go off them, ovulation starts up again.
In general, when you have missed only three pills, you are supposed to use another form of contraception (like a condom) because you are not protected.
Since your last period came Feb. 18th, if your cycles are 28 days long, you most likely are ovulating now -- somewhere between March 2-4. And sperm can live for up to 3 days; some people say even longer. Since you had unprotected sex on the 28th, that sperm might still be alive, plus the sperm from the unprotected sex on the 2nd. So it's very possible you could be pregnant.
You wouldn't be feeling any signs of it since at most all that's happened is a fertilized egg has occurred. If you are concerned about pregnancy, you can go to a pharmacy and request Plan B, the emergency contraception that prevents implantation of a fertilized egg. It needs to be taken within 72 hours of unprotected sex.
And in the future, do know that until you hit menopause, you could ovulate and become pregnant. So you need to always practice some form of birth control to prevent it if it's not something you are hoping for.
Does this help?
March 3, 2010 - 11:53amThis Comment
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