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Will Intake Of Nordette 4 Pills Followed By Another 4 Pills After 12 Hours As Contraceptive Be Effective?

hi, i had unprotected sex last dec 8 so i decided to take nordette as an ecp at 11 am (4 pills) and another 4 pills after 12 hours. Just had another unprotected sex this dec 10 at 1 am and i take another dose of pills at 8:32 am and will take another 4 after 12 hours. will it be effective? will it harm me in some ways? pls help! thank you
Tue, 17 Dec 2013
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Since you have taken your medication in the right dosage with in the stipulated time . this method is perfectly going to prevent you from becoming pregnant .
BUT every method of emergency contraception is not 100% and may have a failure rate which is less than 1% in this case.
You must wait till your next menstrual cycle comes
YES Of course there are certain side effects such as weight gain , edema abnormalities in liver function . But they occur only if you are on long term schedule about which you have not specified
So I HOPE all your doubts must have been cleared
Take care
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Will Intake Of Nordette 4 Pills Followed By Another 4 Pills After 12 Hours As Contraceptive Be Effective?

Hi Thanks for posting your query at HCM Since you have taken your medication in the right dosage with in the stipulated time . this method is perfectly going to prevent you from becoming pregnant . BUT every method of emergency contraception is not 100% and may have a failure rate which is less than 1% in this case. You must wait till your next menstrual cycle comes YES Of course there are certain side effects such as weight gain , edema abnormalities in liver function . But they occur only if you are on long term schedule about which you have not specified So I HOPE all your doubts must have been cleared Take care