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What Is The Best Method To Avoid Pregnancy?
My girlfriend is 19 years of age. Around 12 hrs back we had intercourse. It was protected but somehow some semen managed to leak out (i GUESS from the base of the condom...well we couldn t see any leakage from the body of the condom as such). Now there was some amount of semen on her thighs. She freaked out and tried cleaning it. After this she got more scared and put the same fingers in her vagina to check if there was any semen inside. Now we are scared about what to do as the pills seem to have very bad side-effects [and she is pretty young which might affect her life ahead]. Moreover we ll have to wait for around three weeks for taking the pregnancy test. If negative then its great, but if its positive then she ll have to get an abortion done. Please help us with the decision. we re in great distress....
Thu, 4 Feb 2016
Hi, I have gone through your question, and I think I have understood your concern. I will suggest you the best possible treatment options.
As you said, the unprotected sex act has happened in last 12 hours, it is best to use emergency contraceptive pill like i pill or Plan B . It is quite effective if used within 24 to 72 hours of unprotected sex act.
If you can use it , she will mostly be protected from getting pregnant. I will suggest you to get proper sex counselling done.
I hope this answer helps you
Thanks
Dr Purushottam Neurgaonkar
As you said, the unprotected sex act has happened in last 12 hours, it is best to use emergency contraceptive pill like i pill or Plan B . It is quite effective if used within 24 to 72 hours of unprotected sex act.
If you can use it , she will mostly be protected from getting pregnant. I will suggest you to get proper sex counselling done.
I hope this answer helps you
Thanks
Dr Purushottam Neurgaonkar
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