Yasmin is clear on this one- a pill is missed if it's 12 hours or more late. You didn't miss a pill, and taking one pill in the middle of the pack late isn't going to greatly affect your protection.
Because of this, the condom slipping isn't really a big deal. You're using hormonal birth control- the pill. The pill works in three ways. 1. It prevents ovulation. If there's no ovulation, there's no egg to fertilize, no matter how much sex you have or where he comes.
2. It thickens cervical fluids. Thickened cervical fluids mean sperm can't travel to where an egg would be, if you had ovulated. They also tend to kill sperm pretty quickly. (Sperm are dead within 30 minutes to an hour if not in fertile cervical fluids.)
3. It thins your uterine lining. A thinner uterine lining means that if there were an egg, and if the sperm survived the trek up to fertilize it, there would be no place for it to implant.
So, all things considered, I don't see any reason for you to take EC.
Thank you very much. Although i know hbc is effective on its own, it's still unsettling when something goes wrong with the condom. It's great to have this community for much needed reassurance, thanks again for creating it.
You're welcome. Instead of focusing on the condom as if it's the only form of birth control you're using, it's more realistic to think of your pill as your primary method because of the way it protects you.
One final thought, if you ever do need to use EC, you need to use it as soon as possible. You can only use EC within 5 days of the incident, and it is more effective the earlier you use it.
i need to ask something else if you dont mind. i've been having brownish discharge with tiny bit of blood in it today. i know you've always said implantation bleeding is so rare it's almost a myth, but this is weird. i'm not even done with my active pills yet and my expected period is a week away. Am i nitpicking?
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Because of this, the condom slipping isn't really a big deal. You're using hormonal birth control- the pill. The pill works in three ways.
1. It prevents ovulation.
If there's no ovulation, there's no egg to fertilize, no matter how much sex you have or where he comes.
2. It thickens cervical fluids.
Thickened cervical fluids mean sperm can't travel to where an egg would be, if you had ovulated. They also tend to kill sperm pretty quickly. (Sperm are dead within 30 minutes to an hour if not in fertile cervical fluids.)
3. It thins your uterine lining.
A thinner uterine lining means that if there were an egg, and if the sperm survived the trek up to fertilize it, there would be no place for it to implant.
So, all things considered, I don't see any reason for you to take EC.
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It's great to have this community for much needed reassurance, thanks again for creating it.
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One final thought, if you ever do need to use EC, you need to use it as soon as possible. You can only use EC within 5 days of the incident, and it is more effective the earlier you use it.
I'm glad we could help.
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i've been having brownish discharge with tiny bit of blood in it today. i know you've always said implantation bleeding is so rare it's almost a myth, but this is weird. i'm not even done with my active pills yet and my expected period is a week away. Am i nitpicking?
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