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Is Pregnancy Possible After Taking Unwanted 72?
My girlfriend and I was having a safe sex but the condom broke midway. I tried the withdrawal method but I think I spilled some semen inside her. With much worries, I gave her unwanted 72 after 16 hours with her consensus. The thing I m really worried is, she hadn t had her peiod in 5 months and she tested negative for pregnancy before we had sex. Is there any possibility where she might conceive or are we safe (she is not pregnant)? And any ideas about her delayed periods, she is 20 years old though. Your experiences and suggestions will help us a lot. Thanks.
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Fri, 9 Oct 2015
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Hi Welcome to HEALTHCARE MAGIC..
I have gone through your query and can understand your concern.
No pregnancy chance after taking unwanted 72 is very less & intake of unwanted 72 pill post unprotected sex should avoid pregnancy. Emergency contraceptive pill work by preventing implantation of fertilized egg on uterus. It should be taken as early as possible. It is 95% successful if taken within 24 hours .
Most probably her periods are delayed. Delayed periods are common side effect of a emergency pill like unwanted 72. So her periods could be delayed for 1 or more cycles.
Use condom or regular contraceptive pill as method of conception in future. Taking more emergency contraceptive pills can cause problems like irregular periods, ovarian hyper-stimulation syndrome & even infertility.
You should also do a pregnancy test to rule-out possibility of getting pregnant
For more queries consult a gynaecologist
Hope this information helps
I have gone through your query and can understand your concern.
No pregnancy chance after taking unwanted 72 is very less & intake of unwanted 72 pill post unprotected sex should avoid pregnancy. Emergency contraceptive pill work by preventing implantation of fertilized egg on uterus. It should be taken as early as possible. It is 95% successful if taken within 24 hours .
Most probably her periods are delayed. Delayed periods are common side effect of a emergency pill like unwanted 72. So her periods could be delayed for 1 or more cycles.
Use condom or regular contraceptive pill as method of conception in future. Taking more emergency contraceptive pills can cause problems like irregular periods, ovarian hyper-stimulation syndrome & even infertility.
You should also do a pregnancy test to rule-out possibility of getting pregnant
For more queries consult a gynaecologist
Hope this information helps
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