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Morning After pill and periods
I have never posted in here before, but have lurker, and I have a question.
On October 31st, my fiance and I had unprotected sex, and he also failed to pull out (I know this isn't fool proof anyway). We went out and got a morning after pill the next day. Which I took as directed, one that morning, and one 12 hours later. So here is my problem:
Normally, my cycle is incredibly long. I go 40-50 days most of the time between one period and the next. It is always incredibly heavy and painful. A week after taking the morning after pill I had an incredibly light (for me), nearly painless period. I started again today. That is only about 20 days between, and I wasn't due (per my normal schedule) to have one till the middle of this month, and instead I am on to a second. Again, there is nearly no pain, and the flow is light for me.
Mind you, I have no health insurance, so going to a doctor isn't an option unless it is REALLY necessary. Is this all something I should worry about? Or could it just be that the hormones of the morning after pill like.. whacked my hormones into normality? I am so very confused, as the directions with the pill said it would delay your period, and instead it hastened mine along, and threw in an extra!
Any advice would be much appreciated. Thanks!
Re: Morning After pill and periods
Call your pharmacist. They shouldn't charge you anything and it might give you some peace of mind.
ETA: You might want to get checked out, if you haven't already, about the length of your cycle, too.
The morning after pill causes "breakthrough" bleeding almost always because thats the point. It's making sure no fertilized egg can attach itself to the lining of your uterus. Its normal.
Now go to Planned Parenthood and get some regular damn birth control. If you're low-income enough or a student you can possibly get it for free. There's no reason to pull-n-pray and take Plan B over and over when this happens again. Because it will.
I appreciate your advice, but this isn't something that happens "over and over." This was a one time thing, and normally we use condoms. We were at a party and were ill prepared- not a normal situation (I know, also not a good excuse). Plus, we have a perfectly sound back up plan if we did get pregnant, we would just rather it didn't happen yet.
Even if this isn't something that happens "over and over," I would still think about going to Planned Parenthood or someplace like that for a regular birth control routine. I got married 2 months out of college, but knew I had to go on the pill in advance to let it build up in my system (DH and I were both virgins when we got married). I was a broke college student and jobless til after we got married, and I was able to get free birth control pills for a few months before I could get on DH's insurance and acquire an OB-GYN. I'm not sure where you live, but some states (like PA where I live) have state programs specifically for women to cover "women's doctor" visits.
Just my opinion!
I took the morning after pill once in college and my cycle was messed up for the next month or so. I freaked out and went to the doctor to get a pregnancy test and get bc pills.
Go to the doc, at least it will ease your mind.
when i was younger i was stupid and took the MA pill and they have a super high dose of hormones that screw everything up, they are extremely terrible for your body and the point of them is to immediately start your period. They only work if you arent already preggo (hence them making you start your period). and basically the MA has the some of the same meds as birthcontrol which is probably why you got your period again and painless...you might benefit from birthcontrol to regualate it in a good way. Good luck
I have researched before for a nearby Planned Parenthood, and sadly there aren't any near by. I would love to be able to just be on bc, but I don't see that happening. I just wanted to make sure what was happening was normal, so I didn't have to panic. We have a few free/emergency clinics around, I would just hate to waste time/money for something that was supposed to happen.
We talked about it at the time too, and decided that next time we won't use that pill again, and what happens happens. We can manage it, it just wouldn't be ideal for the time. Plus, as I said, 99% of the time we are very careful.
Thanks again for the information.
One of the things PP's addressed was using the clinics in your area for free/low cost BC. Getting on hormonal BCP should help regulate your periods. It will also help for those surprise sex opportunities, when you don't have a condom. Have you tried BCP? I know that not everyone is a fan, and some can't take them at all.
Just something to think about.
I was when I was younger until my father decided he didn't want to pay for it. I have really bad cramps/ heavy bleeding and it was supposed to help, though it only did for a few months. I know it is silly, and I would probably feel different if I could actually go to a regular doctor, but the idea of adding more hormones to my all ready screwed up hormones just makes me feel "eh." I prefer using condoms, and if an accident happens, it happens. I will probably call around to the free clinics around here and see what they can do though, in case I change my mind. Thank you.