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Can Regular Use Of Postinor Cause Infertility?

hello i m Joy from Nigeria. Can regular use of Postinor 1 cause infertility or delay in conceiving, altough i ve stopped taking it for about a month now and i regular have sex with my boy friend without protection but i hv never missed my period and gottn pregnant
Tue, 13 Jan 2015
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Hi,
I understand your query.
Postinor 1 is an emergency contraceptive - to be taken within 72 hours of unprotected sex.It is not meant for regular /cyclical use.
Were you using it regularly throughout the cycle?or you were using it as an emergency contraceptive with each sex? Both ways are not medically recommended
All emergency contraceptives have high dose of hormones, which act by postponing ovulation.
Prolonged/repeated consumption of the drug is bound to take time for getting ovulation regulation.
You should consult a gynecologist /get ovulation study/hormonal assay done to know the present status of menstrual cycle. Pregnancy is possible only after you get a normally ovulating menstrual cycle.
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Can Regular Use Of Postinor Cause Infertility?

Hi, I understand your query. Postinor 1 is an emergency contraceptive - to be taken within 72 hours of unprotected sex.It is not meant for regular /cyclical use. Were you using it regularly throughout the cycle?or you were using it as an emergency contraceptive with each sex? Both ways are not medically recommended All emergency contraceptives have high dose of hormones, which act by postponing ovulation. Prolonged/repeated consumption of the drug is bound to take time for getting ovulation regulation. You should consult a gynecologist /get ovulation study/hormonal assay done to know the present status of menstrual cycle. Pregnancy is possible only after you get a normally ovulating menstrual cycle. Thanks.