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Is There A Chance Of Pregnancy If Emergency Contraeptive Pills Are Taken 50 Hours Later?

if a 22 year old woman started her period on july 2nd 2014 and had unprotected sex with the man not pulling out and then took the plan b one step 50 hours later could she be pregnant. the symptoms which are being experienced are tender breasts which feel like they are filling up super slowly, have had 4 days of cramps which are fading out, tiredness, unusual extra sleeping, and feeling very fragile emotionally. I have always known my body pretty well and am nervous because a child although more than welcome was not planned on for like 5 more years. this was a one time thing and does not EVER happen. as i broke three years celebacy with this situation
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Hi ,
How are you doing ?
Emergency contraceptive is most effective if used within 24 hrs. It can be taken up to 72 hrs late, but the earlier the better.
This pill is actually a high dose of the Progestrone hormone produced by your ovary after ovulation , every cycle. So the symptoms will be the exaggerated feeling of what happens in the second half of the periods like bloated feeling , depression, annoyance, heaviness in breast or pin & needles sensations. Unfortunately this hormone is also produced by pregnancy. So only way to find out is to check the Urine Pregnancy test at least 1 day after the expected periods or Better with Serum Beta HCG .
This is the only way to confirm the efficacy of the pill
Hope I have clarified your query, do write back if any more queries
All the best
Dr.Balakrishnan
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Is There A Chance Of Pregnancy If Emergency Contraeptive Pills Are Taken 50 Hours Later?

Hi , How are you doing ? Emergency contraceptive is most effective if used within 24 hrs. It can be taken up to 72 hrs late, but the earlier the better. This pill is actually a high dose of the Progestrone hormone produced by your ovary after ovulation , every cycle. So the symptoms will be the exaggerated feeling of what happens in the second half of the periods like bloated feeling , depression, annoyance, heaviness in breast or pin & needles sensations. Unfortunately this hormone is also produced by pregnancy. So only way to find out is to check the Urine Pregnancy test at least 1 day after the expected periods or Better with Serum Beta HCG . This is the only way to confirm the efficacy of the pill Hope I have clarified your query, do write back if any more queries All the best Dr.Balakrishnan