Is It Safe To Have An I-Pill Within 60 Hours Of Unprotected Sex?

Posted on Tue, 13 Dec 2016

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Question : Hi, I had unprotected sex with my bf on 11 dec 16 although he didnot ejaculated...Iam little worried and thinking to take an ipill today i,.e 13 dec 16.Is it safe to have ipill within 60 hours of unprotected sex?

Answered by Dr. Richa Agarwal (35 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
You can take i-Pill within 72 hrs after sex.

Detailed Answer:

Hello,

You can take i-Pill within 72 hrs after unprotected sex so in your case, you can also take it as it is only 60 hrs. However, the effectiveness may get diminished.

Hope you found the answer useful. Feel free to ask more information.

Good luck.

Regards,
Dr. Richa Agarwal
OBGYN

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

Follow up: Dr. Richa Agarwal (20 minutes later)

Thanks Doctor...!!

But since he didnot ejaculate ...do I still hold chances of getting pregnant??

Also..it was like for 2-3 minutes...and then soon we had the condoms on..??

Do I need to worry?

Answered by Dr. Richa Agarwal (8 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Very less chances of pregnancy.

Detailed Answer:

Hello,

The chances of pregnancy are almost nil in your case, so you should not worry much about it. But just wait and watch for your menses as nothing is 100%.

Hope you found this answer useful.

Good luck.

Regards,
Dr. Richa Agarwal
OBGYN

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