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What Is The Best Medicine To Avoid Pregnancy?
Hi, thanks for reading my query. I and my wife had unprotected sex. After 9 hrs that is in morning I procure ipill from medical store and she had it. Unfortunately, her monthly periods were following next week. 10th aug 11 pm (Sunday) we had this incident, 11th aug (monday morning 8:30 am) she took ipill, on 15th or 16th she was excepting her period. Today is 16th aug (Saturday) and still she is waiting for her period. What should we do? thanks
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Hello dear
I understand your concern
Just wait for the period to come, chance of pregnancy is very less.
As you took I pill within 24 hour sex, it is highly effective in preventing the pregnancy.
It has just 2-3 % failure rate.
Again you have did sex in the safe period of cycle
But I pill itself can cause delayed in period by 8-12 days as it cause prolongation of second phase of cycle (due to high progesterone in I pill).
Your period will come in next 5-7 days and I don't think you will have need any other medicine to terminate the pregnancy.
Meanwhile avoid stress, take healthy diet, drink plenty of water and do regular exercise.
Hope this may help you
Contact HCM for further health query
Best regards
Dr. Sagar
I understand your concern
Just wait for the period to come, chance of pregnancy is very less.
As you took I pill within 24 hour sex, it is highly effective in preventing the pregnancy.
It has just 2-3 % failure rate.
Again you have did sex in the safe period of cycle
But I pill itself can cause delayed in period by 8-12 days as it cause prolongation of second phase of cycle (due to high progesterone in I pill).
Your period will come in next 5-7 days and I don't think you will have need any other medicine to terminate the pregnancy.
Meanwhile avoid stress, take healthy diet, drink plenty of water and do regular exercise.
Hope this may help you
Contact HCM for further health query
Best regards
Dr. Sagar
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