In my experience, nurses will not hesitate to tell you to take Plan B, if they are at all worried. You can take that as a good sign. I'm surprised by her suggestion of using back up for an entire month...that seems extreme.
Honestly, if intercourse was mere seconds, then he used a condom...that's just such a rare instance that a woman would become pregnant, coupled with the fact that you did have 4 days' worth of hormones in your system. I was curious if the nurse knew if the "7 days of back up method" detailed in the pill instruction sheet is being conservative (if they could get away with saying to use a condom for 3-4 days, but they are on the safe side by saying a full week). I don't know the answer to this question, and we'll ask an expert for future...which will not help you now.
From what you describe, you were most likely protected from an unwanted pregnancy with 4 days' of hormones plus a literal few seconds of unprotected sex, followed by immediate condom use. I would assume most health care professionals would agree that your chance of pregnancy from this one episode is slim to none.
I hope you can stop being concerned, and if you will be concerned or worried for the next few weeks, you can always go to the pharmacy (tonight or tomorrow) and ask for Plan B, just to ease your mind. No prescription necessary if you are over the age of 17.
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oh no--I'm sorry you are still confused!
In my experience, nurses will not hesitate to tell you to take Plan B, if they are at all worried. You can take that as a good sign. I'm surprised by her suggestion of using back up for an entire month...that seems extreme.
Honestly, if intercourse was mere seconds, then he used a condom...that's just such a rare instance that a woman would become pregnant, coupled with the fact that you did have 4 days' worth of hormones in your system. I was curious if the nurse knew if the "7 days of back up method" detailed in the pill instruction sheet is being conservative (if they could get away with saying to use a condom for 3-4 days, but they are on the safe side by saying a full week). I don't know the answer to this question, and we'll ask an expert for future...which will not help you now.
From what you describe, you were most likely protected from an unwanted pregnancy with 4 days' of hormones plus a literal few seconds of unprotected sex, followed by immediate condom use. I would assume most health care professionals would agree that your chance of pregnancy from this one episode is slim to none.
I hope you can stop being concerned, and if you will be concerned or worried for the next few weeks, you can always go to the pharmacy (tonight or tomorrow) and ask for Plan B, just to ease your mind. No prescription necessary if you are over the age of 17.
August 25, 2009 - 7:38pmThis Comment
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