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Had Unprotected Sex. Taken Pill, Vomited. Will The Pills Be Effective?

hi doc, i had my unprotected sex 9 days just after my 1st day of menstruation, i did a research and found out that Nordette will be helpful as ECP. I bought the 21 white pc of this pills and took 4 pills about 26 hrs after i had the contact then took my 2nd dose, another 4pcs of Nordette just exactly as 12 hrs after i took the first dose and about 3 hrs after taking that, i vomitted...will the pills that i took comes out already since i vomitted or my body already absorbed it?how effective it will be?
posted on Wed, 17 Jul 2013
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Critical Care Specialist,  's  Response
HI thanks for your question.
The drug and dose you took for emergency contraception (EC) is correct and you didn't vomitted after first dose.It was only that you vomitted after second dose and that too after 3 hours.Stomach emptying time is 2 to 3 hours.This means there was no drug in your stomach by the time you vomitted and EC would be effective.
Hope this answers your question.
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General & Family Physician,  Dr. Nehal Mehta's  Response
hello,
thank you for using health care magic,
you took emergency pills correctly.. you vommited after 2 to 3 hour of taking pill, by this time stomach should get empty, so its less likely that you vommited pills..
still be alert and if you miss your period take urine pregnancy test..
hope this helps you..
take care..
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Had Unprotected Sex. Taken Pill, Vomited. Will The Pills Be Effective?

HI thanks for your question. The drug and dose you took for emergency contraception (EC) is correct and you didn t vomitted after first dose.It was only that you vomitted after second dose and that too after 3 hours.Stomach emptying time is 2 to 3 hours.This means there was no drug in your stomach by the time you vomitted and EC would be effective. Hope this answers your question.