Do I Need To Take An Emergency Contraceptive Pill After Non-penetrative Sexual Activity?

Posted on Thu, 28 Jun 2018

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Question : do i need to take emergency contraceptive pill if we fooled around even though he jsut fingered me and didnt cum ... he may have touched his precum and then put his finger inside me but i think he wiped his hand... it hapened 3 or 4 days after my period ended... but now im feeling some sort of cramps and sorness of boobs could it be from ovulating in a few days? please help i am worried dont want to be pregnant... we did not have intervourse im just worried about precum being lefft on his hand before fingering me

Answered by Dr. Dr. Rakhi Tayal (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Emergency pill not needed.

Detailed Answer:

Hello,

A small amount of precum on the finger if inserted in vagina is least likely to cause a pregnancy. Also, you are not likely to ovulate 3 or 4 days after the period. So the chances of pregnancy in your case are almost nil. Emergency pills are not effective if taken 96 hours after the intercourse. The soreness of boobs is a non specific symptom and can be due to hormonal changes not related to pregnancy. Emergency pill will not help. No need to worry as chances of pregnancy are almost nil.

I hope this answers your query. In case you have additional questions or doubts, you can forward them to me, and I shall be glad to help you out.
Regards,
Dr. Rakhi Tayal

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Yogesh D

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Rakhi Tayal (5 days later)

hi there... the last two months that i had my period i had to take emergency contraceptive just cuz i was worries that there might be slight chance in pregnancy .... he did not have intercourse weith me either of the times. he only fingered me and i was not sure if there was precum on his had or not so i took the pill two months in a row that this happened.... this happened again but this month i did not take the emergency contraceptive he fingered me and not sure if there was precum on his hand..... now i notices that my breast are really sore which they usually are 2 or 1 and half weeks before i getmy period... usually i get my period every 33-36 days. the past few months i have not have had intercourse only fingereing with maybe slight change of precum on hand but i dont think so do i need to be worried for pregnancy or is is normal that i feel bloated and sore in breast i am supposed to get period in the next 15 dyas pleae help freaking out

Answered by Dr. Dr. Rakhi Tayal (7 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Can be due to impending period.

Detailed Answer:

Hello,

The bloating and soreness of breasts is likely to be due to impending period in next 15 days. This is not related to pregnancy. The chances of pregnancy by just fingering is almost nil even if there was some precum on the finger. You need not worry. Just relax and wait for your period to start.

Hope my answer is helpful. Do accept my answer in case there are no further queries.
Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Nagamani Ng