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Questions about being pregnant after taking Plan B

My boyfriend and I had unprotected sex on the 19th of December, the night my period had finished. He did not finish inside of me....About 12 hours later I had purchased and taken Plan B just to be on the safe side. 4 Days after taking the contraceptive I had brown discharge that turned into a 4 day long period but it was brown not red like my normal periods. I experienced cramping like any normal period. On the 31st we had sex once again but we used a condom. After he finished inside me (which I did not know about) with the condom on he found a hole at the very top of the condom next to the little elastic band that sits closest to the abdomen which was very very small. After trying to reassure me that he only had the tip in when he finished we purchased more Plan B within a 10 hour window on the 1st of January. That makes 2 full weeks in between taking the contraceptives. So far with today being the 6th, I have yet to experience any brown discharge or bleeding like I did after taking the 1st pill or like the other times I have taken the contraceptive. I have had cramping and my discharge is very thick. After seeing how it sits on a tampon it is coming out very thick. I have yet to take a pregnancy test as it's too early for one. How can I know if the contraceptive is working the 2nd time...What should I be expecting at this point? If I take excessive amounts of Vitamin C even after the contraceptives would this help induce a period? I have cramping but no symptoms of pregnancy like morning sickness or fatigue. I very highly doubt i'm pregnant and am leaning more towards the two doses of contraceptive messing up my cycle. PLEASE HELP I'M IN NEED OF REASSURANCE!
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134578 tn?1693250592
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I agree that it doesn't sound like you're pregnant.  But what worries me in your story is your casual use of Plan B.  It is not good for you when used as often as twice in three weeks, and it is not meant to be a backup to casual contraception.  If you're having sex regularly and don't want to risk pregnancy, you need a more serious method.  Expecting your boyfriend to pull out and even just relying on condoms aren't very good methods.  Get an IUD, or get on the Pill, or get the implant.
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973741 tn?1342342773
COMMUNITY LEADER
Hi.  First, with regards to odd spotting and bleeding after taking plan B, that is perfectly normal.  This is what happens.  Plan B is a whopping dose of hormones which is how it works to prevent pregnancy.  So, your period will be irregular and unpredictable for a little while with three months being pretty common.  Second, to be honest, condoms don't usually get little holes in them . . . when a condom fails, it's a big mess.  They split.  I don't think that condom hole our boyfriend things he found would cause you to get pregnant.  Wait and see if you get a period but what is hard is that you will be irregular now any way.  But really, I'm guessing you aren't pregnant.  Maybe get your own condoms or go on the pill to make sure you are safe from now on.  good luck hon
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