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  • Jan 30, 2012, 03:57 PM
    simpsoncasey
    Emergency Contraceptive
    I had to take the next step pill because the condom came off during sex... I took the first one the day after and I forgot to take the second until 24 hours later... to make matters worse I am ovulating... am I in danger of becoming pregnant?
  • Jan 30, 2012, 04:19 PM
    ScottGem
    ANY TIME you have penile insertion, even partial insertion, you risk pregnancy. Using some form of birth control reduces that risk, but doesn't eliminate it.
  • Jan 30, 2012, 04:24 PM
    Fr_Chuck
    Yes, even if the condom did not break, there are unseen defects that have up to a 10 percent failure rate. So even with a condom there was a chance.

    The morning after pill, when taken as it should is not 100 percent effective, so you can still be pregnant, taking it, as you are suppose to.

    So: 1. since the condom broke, 2. since you are not on other birth control, 3 since you did not properly take the morning after pills.

    One has to assume , perhaps you are really wanting to get pregnant perhaps in the back of your mind ?

    But yes by doing everything wrong, you have greatly increased your chance of being pregnant.

    But how do you know your fertile time, were you tracking it ? Since it can come various times of the month,

    Now it is just the waiting game to see if you have your next period. Which can be a issue, since the morning after pill messes that up.

    So about a week after your period is due, if it does not come, take a home pregnancy test.

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