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A female asked:
Hi, my husband and i had sex using a condom saturday night and condom broke. i took plan b 30 minutes after incident but believe i am ovulating?
4 doctor answers • 7 doctors weighed in
Dr. Jeff Livingstonanswered
Obstetrics and Gynecology 24 years experience
Plan B: Anyone having intercourse without birth control or condoms may get pregnant. Good choice using Plan B. Plan b is a high dose of birth control to disrupt the hormonal patterns to delay or prevent ovulation. Abnormal bleeding after is common. Check preg test in 10-14 days after use to confirm that it worked
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Dr. Michelle Jones singeranswered
Gynecology 40 years experience
Probably safe: You are probably not pregnant. I suggest you take a pregnancy test 1 week after a missed period.
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Dr. Diane Minichanswered
Family Medicine 39 years experience
95-97% effective: when used that soon after, You have done everything you can do at this point.
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Dr. Yash Khannaanswered
Family Medicine 59 years experience
Plan B EFFECTIVE95%: Plan B is effective 95% of the time if taken within 24 hours
It works by delaying ovulation and interfere with fertilisation of egg
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Dr. Gurmukh Singhanswered
Pathology 51 years experience
Likely effective: What you described is very effective.
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Psychiatry 27 years experience
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