How Often Can I-pill Be Taken?

Posted on Mon, 10 Aug 2015

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Question : My girlfriend took 2 ipills last month..her period in month of July came on exact date but the next period started 11 days prior..that is on 9 august..rite now she is having menses..will it be kk if she again takes ipill this month after her menses..condom is strict no for her..

Answered by Dr. Manisha Jain (34 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Avoid frequent intake

Detailed Answer:
Hello Sir, thanks for trusting health care magic.
No it is not at all advisable to take emergency pills at such frequent intervals.
These are emergency pills and thus should be restricted to certain situations like condom rupture or condom slippage.
This frequent intake will lead to erratic ovulation and erratic mentrual pattern and thus will be difficult to know if at all she falls pregnant in between.
Moreover ipill intake predisposes to ectopic tubal pregnancy which is a surgical emergency.
So all in all avoid ipill intake and rather she should start oral contraceptive pills in case she is going to be sexually active at frequent intervals.
Take care
Regards
Dr Manisha

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar