I can't believe I am writing this, but I seem to have lost all sense of shame so here goes
DH and I had unprotected sex the other night. I know it was stupid and I feel like a complete idiot, but we so rarely make love that we got caught up in the heat of the moment and I didn't want it stop. Anyway, today I decided I should go to get the morning after pill as I cannot risk getting pregnant. (again I can't believe I'm admitting to that as so many people on here are desperate to conceive). But, and this is the crux of it, they would not give it to because I am taking St John's Wort. I know that it can effect how hormone pills etc work, but they said they were not allowed to prescribe it as it would not work for me :( She even showed me the paper where it said it.
So a word of warning for those of you on St John's Wort. Dont be as stupid as me. Make sure you use protection if you dont want to risk getting getting pregnant. I'm now going to spend the next 2 or 3 weeks worrying myself sick. Well I suppose it will make a change from worrying about everything else.
I cannot begin to say how this has affected me. what should have been a lovely thing has turned me into a dithering wreck again. And all becuase of my own stupidity :( :( i am such and idiot
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A downside to St John's Wort :(
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NASWM · 15/03/2006 14:20
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