I got my period after taking Plan B pills even though I just had my period 3 days before.

Hi, Cowboys1991,

That bleeding was a result of the emergency contraception. It is very common. Basically what the morning-after or Plan B pills do is to give your body an extra shot of hormones and make your uterus shed its lining (which would keep any fertilized egg from implanting). Those hormones can also be responsible for the breast tenderness, etc.

Your next period -- or two -- may be irregular. That's common, too. It may be that your next period comes a month after this withdrawal bleed. So don't fret if a month goes by before you start again.

Does that help?

I mean the moring after pill the emergency contraception pill...

I finished my period in the 25th of march. I then had unprotected sex on the 27th of march. I then took the morning after pill on the 29th of march.

I got my period then on the 5th of april.

My period is normaly a month and a week its a long cycle but not regular.. and therefore i expected my period any time between the 5th an 12th of may and still no sign of it i am just woundering is this normal?
and i am NOT using birth control..

I mean does the emergancy pill "mess up" your cycle i mean does it alter your cycle can it make your period late? is it normal for my second period after taking the morning after to be late?

im am just worring myself?

It sounds like you did everything right--you were not using hormonal contraception any longer, and used a condom. However, it sounds like your husband did not withdraw his penis quick enough (while it was still erect) and/or did not hold the base of the condom tightly enough...so the condom leaked some. (sorry..that sounded like I was blaming him, and I'm not! This is common for many couples!). So, taking Plan B is the next smart step.

As you mentioned, Plan B does have side effects of effecting your period for a few cycles; it can cause your period to start earlier or later than expected. It can also cause breakthrough bleeding, which is bleeding in-between periods. Taking Plan B is great in helping to prevent pregnancy when other birth control fails, but it makes it difficult to know when you had your "real" period so you can stop worrying about being pregnant!

Since your LMP (last menstrual period) was April 1st, and this is now May 13th, you would have expected your period by now. So, any home pregnancy test would be about 99% accurate at detecting any "pregnancy hormones" if you were pregnant.

The bleeding that occurred a week after you took Plan B may have been an early period, or it may have been breakthrough bleeding. Your next menstrual period may also be irregular and "off" schedule, with or without your usual PMS.

Does this information help? You can be fairly confident in the test results from your home pregnancy test since you have taken it AFTER you would have already expected your period, and it has been over 3 weeks since your last sexual intercourse with birth control that may have failed.

Hi, Anon,

Welcome to EmpowHer, and thank you for your question.

Most likely, first of all, the condom was wet because your girlfriend was lubricated while you were having sex. Condoms are made to handle ejaculation and you didn't see any breaks or tears in the condom, so I think you're probably fine there.

However, just in case, she took the Plan B pill. Sometimes women don't bleed at all, and others don't bleed until about a week after they take the pill.

Here's a good explanation of how Plan B works:

http://blog.newsweek.com/blogs/thehumancondition/archive/2009/08/25/how-plan-b-works-six-things-you-always-wondered-about-emergency-contraception.aspx

In answer to your other question, breast tenderness IS a side effect of Plan B. Here's the Plan B page on drugs.com. You can scroll down and see the list of possible side effects:

http://www.drugs.com/plan-b.html

With all that you've said, I think her chances of being pregnant are very very low.

Does that help?