Can Plan B Delay Your Period?
|Here’s the scenario. You had sex with your partner and the condom broke, causing him to ejaculate inside you. You’re not ready to have kids so you decide to take Plan B. Later in the month you realize something troubling – you haven’t had your period. You start to panic. You head to the internet and type in your question: Can Plan B delay your period? Now you’re here so let’s talk.
Can Plan B Delay Your Period?
First and foremost, let me set your mind at ease. Yes, Plan B can delay your period. You next question is probably how long can Plan B delay your period. This one is a little more complicated and the answer varies from woman to woman. Before we go any further, let’s talk about why Plan B can delay your period so you can understand what’s going on with your body a little bit better.
Why Can Plan B Delay Your Period?
Taking Plan B creates a hormonal imbalance in your body. While that sounds like a bad thing, it really isn’t. Basically, Plan B contains high levels of progesterone. Progesterone is a hormone that naturally occurs in a woman’s body when she is pregnant. Progesterone slows down the ovulation process or stops it entirely which is why it occurs in such high levels while a woman is pregnant. You certainly don’t want to be ovulating while you’re already carrying a baby. When you take Plan B, you are getting a high dosage of that hormone which in effect tricks your body into thinking it’s already pregnant which stops the ovulation process. When the hormone level begins to decrease rapidly (not long after you’ve taken your medication), your body then thinks you’re no longer pregnant and begins the ovulation process all over again. This is also why some women experience bleeding or spotting after they take Plan B. Your body passes the blood rich uterine lining and bleeding may occur at this point. This is where the confusion may come in.
Because you’ve created that imbalance and the internal confusion, your period could easily be delayed after you take Plan B. Sometimes it’s just delayed by a few days. Other times, it may be delayed by a week or more. For some women, it takes two or three months for their menstrual cycle to get back on track. You would still get your period in that time, but it could be later or earlier than it normally would be. If you’ve taken Plan B, it’s a good idea to schedule an appointment with your doctor within three weeks of taking it. They’ll be able to tell you whether or not the medication has been effective much quicker than a home pregnancy test. By visiting your doctor, you’ll be able to know for sure and then you can stop worrying about when your period will come. Remember, stress can also make your period late or could cause you to skip your period entirely. If you’re stressing over a late period, you may be delaying it further. Have patience. Your cycle will get back on track. It just takes a little time.
I was drunk one night and hooked up with a guy. We didn’t use a condom, but didn’t have sex for that long because he didn’t want to ejaculate. I took the pill the day after and then got my period about 2 weeks later. I haven’t gotten my period in about a month and a half and im freaking out. It could be because I’m stressing a lot over it. Any suggestions?
I’m currently 16 and on March 24th i had sex with my boyfriend. he used a condom but i was nervous so i took the plan b the next day. I was supposed to get my period on march 31st(a week later) but nothing yet. Should i be worried? I cant tell my mom cause shes too religious
Right bro ! Same mom here!
I just went through this and wanted to share the outcome because it seems like not a lot of people post a follow-up to their story. This was so stressful to me, and so I hope I can help to soothe some fears.
My bf and I had a condom break on the last day of my period. I took Plan B within a couple of hours. 2 days later, I got a period that lasted a couple days only, even though I had just ended my normal period.
I expected my next normal period 28 days after the start of my last normal period. It didn’t come, and I took 3 preg tests, all negative. Still, I was freaking, because where the f#%* was my period??
It came a week later–exactly 28 days after the start of the Plan B-induced fake period.
A lot of women experience a delayed period because of Plan B, and many turn to the internet for info because the stupid Plan B info in the box is incomplete.
Google “how to induce your period” to try to move things along. I took vitamin C (don’t take too much though) and made super strong ginger tea with ground ginger from my spice rack.
You will be fine!!
Did you ever get upset stomach, not necessarily nausea though, or bloating while waiting for your next period?
So last yea in about October I took plan b because my boyfriend and I had unprotected sex. Got my period the following week and thought everything was okay then my period didn’t come for 3 months then it came back for 3 months and now I haven’t gotten it ever since its going to be three months. However my boyfriend and I had sex using a condom in June took a pregnancy test it was negative. I don’t know what to do? Is this normal?
Ok, so I had sex for the first time, and he was wearing a condom, then he pulled out and took it off and came next to my vagina. I don’t know if any got in me. And I know sperms swims. I took plan b pill 13 hours later. And a week after I was suppose to get my period. I’m 9 days late for my period, should I be worried. Please help me. I don’t know what to think.
I didn’t have sex, but his sperm might have gotten a little too close, so I took plan b just in case, and now my period is a week late and I took a pregnancy test and it came out negative. I’m still freaking out because I’m having dull cramps without my period and they say that could be pregnancy. Help me! I know there is a very low chance considering this all accord the day after my last period. And now it’s a month later.
I been on birth control pills fore 8 years naw and me and my bf we nevee use condoms. On September 12 pm we head unprotected sex lather on the day at 8 am I head to tack my birth control I noticed that I missed a day and I been a day behind with my pills I’m not sure Wich day I forgot to tack it it could of been 1 or 2 days. So on September 13 around 5 I took the plane B and I was supposed to get my Piriod on the 15th or 16th and it still havent come yet and it’s I have no cramping no spotting no nothing I’m really worried caz I took plan B bi4 and my Piriod was never leat bi4 but I also took this stronger plan B Wich u only have to tack 1 pill not 2. Is it normal to be leat with my Piriod?