I Had Unprotected Sex And Worried About Consequences. I Want

Posted on Tue, 13 Aug 2019

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Question : I had unprotected sex and worried about consequences. I want to know about birth control pills and how to take them. please suggest

Answered by Dr. Dr. B. Radhakrishnan. Nair (29 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Need more details

Detailed Answer:
Hi
Greetings
I need more details regarding which day you had sex from first day of your periods.
is your periods regular before ?
and which all days from periods you had sex?
Regular oc pills has to be taken from 2nd day of your periods for 21 days.
Emergency contraception should be taken within 72 hrs of unprotected sex.
Feel free to ask your doubt with more details
Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Kampana

Follow up: Dr. Dr. B. Radhakrishnan. Nair (2 hours later)

this is the 21st day of the periods. and this is only time I had unprotected. periods were regular as haven't had sex from 2nd to 21st day of period. I took i-pill after 1-2 hours of sex. is there any thing to worry about? is there any chance my upcoming periods will get irregular?

Answered by Dr. Dr. B. Radhakrishnan. Nair (19 hours later)

Brief Answer:
possible

Detailed Answer:
Hi
if you had sex on 21st day of a regular periods of 28-30 days it is unlikely to be pregnant.
Over to that you have taken ipill which will prevent around 95 to 98% of pregnancy.
so chances are very less.
Your periods will usually get altered after ipill.
Hope my answer helps you
Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Nagamani Ng