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Took plan b on 14th day of ovulation was it too late?

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72 hours after sex: The Plan B pill is only effective if taken within 72 hours of having sexual intercourse.

Dr Fowler agreed

Answered 10/18/2015

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

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Plan B: Plan B can be used at any point during the menstrual cycle.

Dr Altman and 4 doctors agreed

Answered 4/1/2016

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Had unprotected sex on my ovulation day and took Plan B 31 hrs after the fact, my boyfriend says he did not come inside .Now im 3days late am i preg?

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I took plan b after sex and the day after my period.I then got my period the first day of ovulation. Now my period is 4 days late. Is this normal?

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Sex on ovulation day 11/15 Took planb few hrs later that same day. (Overweight so I figured pill might not work). got copper IUD implanted 11/18. Was it too late by then, and plan b affect the IUD and not work? What chances of becoming preg?

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A member asked:

On April 14, I had unprotected sex a few days before ovulation. The next day, I took a plan B within 24 hours. I got my period 6 days later and bled for 7 days and then spotted for 5. It is now June 2 and I am 13 days late. Will Plan B do that?

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A member asked:

My period is 7 days late I took a test of couple days ago but it was negative. I had sex the first week of April but I took a plan B I took it the day I started ovulation and a week after starting spotting with light flow thought was period nowlate?

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