Is Pregnancy Possible Through Intercourse While On OCP?

Posted on Wed, 3 Feb 2016

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Question : my wife is taking OCP and this is the first cycle she is taking it, she started at the fifth day of her period and now she took about 7 pills, we had unprotected intercourse ( around day 12 of her cycle), is the OCP effective during the first cycle, or should we take plan B pill ( less than 48 hours) ?

is emergency contraception helpful between 24-48 h,

Answered by Dr. Deepti Verma (5 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Better to take emergency contraception

Detailed Answer:
Hi dear,
I have gone through your question and understand your concerns.
Oral contraceptive pills are not very effective in first cycle.
I will suggest her to take Emergency contraceptive pill, to be more sure.
Hope you found the answer helpful.
Please do get back for further queries.
Wishing you good health.
Regards
Dr Deepti Verma
OBGYN

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

Answered by Dr. Deepti Verma (5 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Effective upto 72 hours of unprotected intercourse

Detailed Answer:
Hi dear, it is effective upto 72 hours of unprotected intercourse.
Regards
Dr Deepti Verma

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