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QUESTION: i had unprotected sex on new years eve and scared of being pregnant what can i do? please help
ANSWER: Dear Amanda,
You can try taking Plan B, or the Morning After Pill. It is still recommended if it has been less than five days after unprotected sex. If you live in the United States, you can get it in most pharmacies. However, it is not 100% effective, so you can try crossing your fingers, and checking a pregnancy test a week after the incident. If it's negative, you are probably not pregnant; if you don't bleed, check another pregnancy test a week later (two weeks after the incident).
I hope this is helpful,
Doctor Joan
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QUESTION: do you know how much the plan b is? plus i had just gotten off my period does this help me?
Amanda,
The chances of getting pregnant are less right after your period, but that is certainly not reliable. Plan B is about $50 in the drugstores. If you live in New York City you can go to Earlyabortionoptions.com and get it for $20. I hope this is helpful,
Doctor Joan
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Doctor Early Options
Expertise
We are a group of family doctors who provide abortion care for over a decade. We can answer any health or medical related questions about early abortion, including the aspiration procedure, the abortion pill (RU486), or surgical abortion. We run a practice called Early Options, located in New York City: http://www.EarlyAbortionOptions.com. The practice is dedicated to making early abortion part of mainstream medical care. There are other family doctors around the United States who practice a similar approach to early abortion care: see http://www.EarlyAbortion.com. Please do not ask "private" questions so that other women can learn from your experience. Please tell me what country you are from so that we can better help you.
Experience
Experience in the area: We are all board certified family doctors who have special training in early abortion and reproductive health. Dr. Joan Fleischman is the founder of Early Options (earlyabortionoptions.com) dedicated to making early abortion part of mainstream medical care.
Organizations:
National Abortion Federation
American Association of Family Physicians
Education/Credentials
Dr. Joan Fleischman, Founder
M.D., Harvard Medical School
M.P.A., John F. Kennedy School of Government
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