Is Pregnancy Possible Despite Taking Unwanted-72?

Posted on Sat, 26 Dec 2015

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Question : if i m taking unwanted 72 after 4 hours of sex then there would not any chance of getting pregnan .

Answered by Dr. Shanti Vennam (4 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
There is almost total protection.

Detailed Answer:
Hello,

Thanks for trusting us with your health concern.

The protection offered when the emergency pill is taken within 6 hours of an unprotected intercourse is 96-98 percent. Thus you have almost total protection.

In addition, the phase of the menstrual cycle when the intercourse took place is very important. If you happen to be in the safe period, again, you are naturally protected because you are in the non-ovulatory state.

Hope your query has been answered. Please feel free to contact for further information. I will be happy to help.

regards,
Shanti.V.

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