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Emergency contraception and chances for it to fail

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virna23043
virna23043

So, I’m 17 and I’ve recentley had sex with my boyfriend with a condom and for the first time it broke, it was the 18th day in my cycle so yeah fertile window and anyway I took ellaOne emergency contraception 6 hours after the condom broke. It has now passed 4 days since I took it and I’m so anxious because what if it didn’t work and I end up getting pregnant? Two days after taking ella I started feeling a little bit dizzy and started having a little bit of a pain in my stomach and I realized I had a tiny bit of a white to yellowish discharge (which didn’t smell abnormal or anything) so I don’t know of that’s normal after taking EC. I’m also a little bit scared because I read that emergency contraception doesn’t work on overweight women and I am a little bit overweight my BMI is not over 28. So, I’m sorry if this is kind of a spam but I’m really worried and I don’t know if I should make a pergnancy test and if yes then when, I think there’s no point in waiting for period to come because it’s never regular for me. If someone can help who has experience with this I would be very greatful.??

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  • lesley47015
    lesley47015 virna23043

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    I really wouldn’t worry if I were you, although I remember being in a similar situation several years ago and being stressed out waiting for my next period as well. You’ve done everything right and taken the emergency contraception really quickly. Depending on how long your cycles are will determine when your fertile window is, but that’s not easy if they’re irregular as you say yours are. Typically in a 28 day cycle, day 18 would be past the fertile window by about 4 days. Just bear in mind that worrying can cause your period to come late as well. If I were you, if you have no period after 2-3 weeks since you took the emergency contraception then do a test to put your mind at rest.
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