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What Is The Window Period For Taking Emergency Contraceptives?
I had unprotected sex a week ago today and I havent taken any pill or contraceptive precautions. Is it too late to take a pill without prescription or should I be able to go to my local pharmacy and pick up an over the counter pill? Please help me I don t want to get pregnant or have to tell my parents about it.
Tue, 7 Jul 2015
Hello and thanks for your query.
I shall make an effort to provide you with good professional recommendations specific to your questions.
Post coital pills are highly effective taken within 72 hours of unprotected intercourse. Its efficacy decreases after that. As it has been week, i would not recommend this.
One of the earliest and simplest way to know that you are pregnant or not, is by using, urine pregnancy test.
It's best to do the home pregnancy test first thing in the morning, when your urine is most concentrated and hCG levels are highest.
So I advice you to perform a test a week after missed period and with morning sample of urine. This test kits are nearly 98% accurate, so reliable.
If it is positive, then you van consider Medical methods for first trimester abortion have been demonstrated to be both safe and effective. This includes the use of hormonal agents. This are prescription based agents, hence I can not suggest you here without the examination.
Hence I advice you to see OBG specialist for examination and for further help.
Yet again, I duly appreciate your query to me, I do hope that have found something useful to help you and I shall be glad to answer any further apprehensions.
Sincerely,
I shall make an effort to provide you with good professional recommendations specific to your questions.
Post coital pills are highly effective taken within 72 hours of unprotected intercourse. Its efficacy decreases after that. As it has been week, i would not recommend this.
One of the earliest and simplest way to know that you are pregnant or not, is by using, urine pregnancy test.
It's best to do the home pregnancy test first thing in the morning, when your urine is most concentrated and hCG levels are highest.
So I advice you to perform a test a week after missed period and with morning sample of urine. This test kits are nearly 98% accurate, so reliable.
If it is positive, then you van consider Medical methods for first trimester abortion have been demonstrated to be both safe and effective. This includes the use of hormonal agents. This are prescription based agents, hence I can not suggest you here without the examination.
Hence I advice you to see OBG specialist for examination and for further help.
Yet again, I duly appreciate your query to me, I do hope that have found something useful to help you and I shall be glad to answer any further apprehensions.
Sincerely,
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