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How Long Does The Emergency Contraceptive Pill Be Active In The System?

Hi I was ovulating last week and I had unprotected sex we drive to the chemist and I took it in the car straight away about an hour later we had unprotected sex again as we both thought it would still be in my system it was only a few days after I was looking through the booklet can you tell me how long it stays in the system for and would it have covered me the second time
Tue, 9 Aug 2016
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Hello dear
Understand your concern
I-pill gives protection against one time sex.
So if you had sex after taking the I pill then it will not protect against the recent sexual intercourse.
You can not use I pill repetitively as it cause hormonal imbalance and menstrual irregularity.
Pregnancy also depend on the phase of menstrual cycle when you had sex.
So now wait for period will come. ECP can also cause delayed/earlier period.
If period will delay by the 12-14 days then go for pregnancy confirmation by pregnancy test and or blood HCG.
If pregnancy will positive then still you can terminate the intrauterine pregnancy by the abortion pill after the getting opinion form the gynecologist.Hope this may help you

Contact HCM for any health issue.
Best regards
Dr. Sagar
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How Long Does The Emergency Contraceptive Pill Be Active In The System?

Hello dear Understand your concern I-pill gives protection against one time sex. So if you had sex after taking the I pill then it will not protect against the recent sexual intercourse. You can not use I pill repetitively as it cause hormonal imbalance and menstrual irregularity. Pregnancy also depend on the phase of menstrual cycle when you had sex. So now wait for period will come. ECP can also cause delayed/earlier period. If period will delay by the 12-14 days then go for pregnancy confirmation by pregnancy test and or blood HCG. If pregnancy will positive then still you can terminate the intrauterine pregnancy by the abortion pill after the getting opinion form the gynecologist.Hope this may help you Contact HCM for any health issue. Best regards Dr. Sagar