Brief Answer:
Yes you can- but it has more side effects than morning after pill

Detailed Answer:
Hello, and I hope I can help you today.

Combined oral contraceptives were the original version of the "morning-after pill" and they were as effective as other regimens, but with greater side effects of nausea and vomiting. They have been replaced with all progesterone regimens, which are now sold over-the-counter as kits called Plan B or similar names and can be purchased in a drugstore in the US without a prescription.

For birth control pills to be uses emergency contraception, the first dose must be taken within 72 hours of unprotected intercourse. Each dose must contain more than 100 µg of estrogen, which will determine how many pills you need to take for this dose to be effective.

So in your case with Junel 1/20, you would need to take five pills; which give you 100 micrograms total of estrogen, in 2 doses (so a total of 10 pills) taken 12 hours apart.

So you need to take five pills all at once, and then another five pills all at once 12 hours later.

It is not unusual when taking that high a dose of oral contraceptives to feel nauseous. You may want to purchase over-the-counter motion sickness medication "Dramamine" beforehand help to reduce the chance of vomiting up the medication.

If you take the pills exactly as directed, within 72 hours of unprotected intercourse, your pregnancy risk is reduced to less than 10%. Your next menstrual cycle may be delayed or come early that month after using emergency contraception. If your period is late, I recommend doing a urine pregnancy test at that time.

I hope I was able to adequately answer your question, and that this advice was helpful. Feel free to contact me if you have any further questions about this regimen or any other issues related to emergency contraception.

Best wishes, and thank you for using my services and healthcaremagic.com.

Dr. Brown

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