Taking a Contraceptive after Unprotected Intercourse

You forgot to take your pill, or the condom broke, the passion was just too great and you couldn't wait ... The morning-after pill is your last resort.

 

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All you have to do is visit your doctor, gynecologist or a gynecological clinic that is on call no more than 12o hours after having intercourse without any protection. In some countries, you can also get the morning-after pill over the counter.

 

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You should ask for a 'morning-after pill'. The pill was first called urgent contraception, but quite quickly acquired its current name because people thought they could only take it in the morning after having sex without protection at the latest. This is not true. For maximum efficiency, the pill should be ingested within 72 hours after sex, but it is effective 120 hours after intercourse (the effects are diminished, however).

 


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The morning-after pill is a pill with a bigger dose of the estrogen and progesterone hormones or it may only have more progesterone. You may take more stronger contraception pills, the most important thing is that the body receives a bigger dose of progesterone.

How does it work?

 

 
The morning-after pill increases or stops the process of ovulation. It stops the fertilized egg from passing the uterus wall into the uterus and it disrupts the production of hormones, which are necessary to prolong the pregnancy. If the pill is ingested at the right time, it stops from 75% to 88% of pregnancies.

Side effects

 

 

One third of the women who take the contraceptive feel nausea. Vomiting can also occur. Vaginal bleeding occurs between the third and the seventh day after taking the pill. The menstrual cycle can be disrupted.

 

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One month after taking the morning-after pill you should visit your gynecologist or take a pregnancy test to make sure you did not get pregnant anyway. After having unprotected sex, it is prudent to let your gynecologist examine you and find out if you may have 'picked up' a sexually transmitted disease. Be aware that the morning-after pill is the last resort and that is why the pills can usually only be acquired with a doctor's or gynecologist's prescription.

Otherwise, it is a good idea to use a condom for every sexual intercourse. Not only to prevent a woman from becoming pregnant, but to protect you from sexually transmitted diseases.

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