Is It Safe To Use A Pain Killer After Taking An Emergency Contraceptive Pill?

Posted on Fri, 11 May 2012

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Fri, 11 May 2012 Answered on

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Question : is it safe to use a pain killer after having taken an i-pill?

Answered by Dr. Chetna Jain (-2 hours later)

Emergency contraceptive pills like I pill does not interfere with pain killers.
Painkillers will not interfere with efficacy of I pill.
Please understand that failure rate of I pill varies between 16-42% depending on the time elapsed between sex and intake of tablet.
Please do a pregnancy test if you miss the cycles.
The next periods can be earlier /later /longer/or heavier.
Please use regular contraception and dont use I pills often.

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