How To Avoid Pregnancy After Having An Intercourse?

Posted on Sat, 13 Sep 2014

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Sat, 13 Sep 2014 Answered on

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Question : I had intercourse last Saturday .how can I avoid pregnancy

Answered by Dr. Richa Agarwal (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
very difficult to avoid pregnancy now

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

Thanks for writing to us.

No, it is very difficult to avoid pregnancy after 7 days.
Emergency contraception are two types-
1) Emergency pills- can be effective up to 5 days
2) Cu-T-it can be effective up to 5-7 days.

In your case it is now 7 days from last Saturday.
You can consult your treating doctor and with her opinion you can insert Cu-T.

But you should remember one thing that emergency contraception does not protect an established pregnancy.

Hope I have answered your query If you have further questions I will be happy to help you.

Good luck.
Regards
Dr.Richa

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