WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for December, 1999: Re: Committed an oops -- questions about emergency contraception (Plan B)

Re: Committed an oops -- questions about emergency contraception (Plan B)

From: Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 29 Dec 1999 21:06:03 -0600 (CST)

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At Wed, 29 Dec 1999, Michaela wrote: >
>Had an "oops" last night around midnight...I'm on cycle day 11, had sex
>using condoms and spermicidal gel (Conceptrol -- the single-use
>applicator kind) but the condom slipped off and we didn't notice. Me
>being paranoid, I went to get emergency contraception.
>
>They gave me "Plan B" (levonorgestrel) but failed to answer a few of my
>questions to my satisfaction. Namely:
>
>1. On this particular drug, should I expect my period at the normal
>time or sooner?

Usually regular time but this varies.

>2. On this particular drug, should I expect a normal period or a
>heavier/lighter one?

Usually no different than usual but this also varies.

>3. On this particular drug, can I expect my cycle to resume normally
>after I get my period?

It should.

>4. On this particular drug, what will happen to the usual signs of
>fertility that I'm used to tracking? I use cervical mucus, position and
>firmness to keep close tabs on my inner workings while having protected
>sex (both as fertility and infertility indicators), so I just know it
>will make me crazy if those signs all get loused up by the hormones in
>these pills. (Indeed, this is why I've avoided the pill in the first
>place.)

These are usually altered but no study exists telling us exactly what to expect. On the other hand, if you're taking this regime, what is the importance, this month, of these signs?

>Here's hoping I don't have to do this again. ouch.
>
>Thanks,
>Michaela

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Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. FACOG, FACS
Great Neck, New York

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