Does Spotting After Unprotected Sex While On Birth Control Pills Indicate Pregnancy?

Brief Answer:
No need to worry

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for asking on HealthcareMagic.

I have gone carefully through your query and understand your concerns. Let me assure you that unless you have unprotected sex within your fertile period, you would not get pregnant.

Let me further state that the fertile period is between 10th and 18th day of your cycle. In other words, unprotected sex in this period can give you pregnancy. However, in case of the rest of the cycle, even unprotected sex with release of semen will not give you pregnancy (unprotected sex can still transmit venereal diseases, especially in case of multiple partners being involved).

The birth control pills would give you withdrawal bleeding in 2-5 days and that could be the reason for the spotting. I do not think that there is anything to worry about.

Let me know if I could help further.

Regards

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Brief Answer:
No need to worry

Detailed Answer:
The farther you move from the fertile period, the less likely you are to get a pregnancy. Additionally you have already taken the pills. So there is no reason to worry.

Regards

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Brief Answer:
Did you take regular OCPs?

Detailed Answer:
I need you to clarify whether you took the post-exposure pills or whether you took the regular birth control pills. In case you took the regular OCPs, I need you to mention whether you were already taking it regularly, and if so, from when. If you were on regular OCPs, there is no need to worry anyway and you can continue to take it for further protection. If you were not on regular intake of OCPs, merely taking pills after exposure would not help. If you stop the pills and get the periods (withdrawal bleeding), pregnancy can be ruled out and you would have less to worry about. As of now you can stop the pills. The decision for future protection is a subsequent one.

Regards

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Brief Answer:
That would not help but possibly you are safe anyway

Detailed Answer:
No, taking regular birth control pills post-exposure would not help. If you have already taken them for 5 days or more I would insist you to stop taking them for the time being. In less than 5-7 days you should get withdrawal bleeding. If you get it, you may relax that you are not pregnant. Thereafter you can reinitiate the pills for protection in case of future exposure. It would be advisable to visit a gynecologist and gain an in depth understanding about how things work and what should be or should not be done.

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