Can plan-B pill be taken while having a period?
Patient: I had unprotected sex last Friday (I believe it was on the 27th) and I got the plan b pill only because I wasn t sure if anything came in me. It happened again on the 4th of July. Only difference is that I know that my boyfriend came in me this time.. so I bought another plan b pill. I was going to take it after showering but first I had to use the bathroom. When I was cleaning myself I realized I had blood. I think it s because I might be on my period. Which means I obviously started then, and I didn t know about it until after. DID THE PLAN B PILL WORK EVEN AFTER USING IT ALREADY NOT TO LONG AGO? AND ON TOP OF THAT BEING ON MY PERIOD? I m really nervous. Doctor: Hallow Dear,Plan B pills are post coital emergency contraceptive pills. They are to be taken within 72 hours of unprotected sex when there is risk of pregnancy. The after effects of these pills are that firstly it causes some withdrawal bleeding after few days and secondly the following period may be delayed by few days to a week. Though you may consider of the bleeding after 4 July as withdrawal of the Plan B taken on or around 27 June, it would be too late to be considered as withdrawal bleeding of the Plan B pill.  So it has to be your menstrual period. You must be aware that the first cardinal symptom of pregnancy is missing a period. Since you got the period the very same day of the unprotected sex, this intercourse cannot cause pregnancy and hence there is no necessity to cover it by Plan B pill. I hope this will take you out of the nervousness. Dr. Nishikant Shrotri