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When Is The Best Time To Take Contraceptive Pill After Having Unsafe Sex?

Hai doctor, Please guide me.... on 14th May 16 around 2 clock in the afternoon i had a unprotected sex with my Boy friend. We are going to get marry in Sep month..i got scared and he gave me mensovit plus tablet ( 17 May 16) to take in the morning 2 tablet empy stomach afternoon 2 tablet and night 2 tablet. iam taking now this tablet hope it will work though it is 72 hours before. My doubt is: i will get regular periods every month. This month my periods date is 24th May 16, so how this tablet will work now.. incase if iam getting pregnant this tablet will help to avoid ????....
Mon, 27 Jun 2016
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Hi,

Thanks for posting in HCM.

I understand your concern.

Mensovit plus is medication used to regularize irregular and prolonged period. It is not a contraceptive pill. Hence, by taking the doses like you have done within 72 hours, it would certainly not help to prevent prevent pregnancy.

Ideally, you should have taken 'Morning-after-pill' like i pill or Plan B, which is an emergency contraceptive pill. These pills need to be taken as a single dose within 72 hours after an unprotected intercourse. Earlier it is taken, protection seems to be better. It prevents pregnancy from happening by causing breakthrough bleeding within 3 weeks from the day of its intake.

It appears in your case the time has lapsed to take morning-after-pill. You need to anticipate for your periods to happen as usual. In case there is delay in periods by a week, you need to take urine pregnancy test and consult Gynecologist promptly for clinical evaluation and further management.

Hope the information provided would be helpful.
All the best.
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When Is The Best Time To Take Contraceptive Pill After Having Unsafe Sex?

Hi, Thanks for posting in HCM. I understand your concern. Mensovit plus is medication used to regularize irregular and prolonged period. It is not a contraceptive pill. Hence, by taking the doses like you have done within 72 hours, it would certainly not help to prevent prevent pregnancy. Ideally, you should have taken Morning-after-pill like i pill or Plan B, which is an emergency contraceptive pill. These pills need to be taken as a single dose within 72 hours after an unprotected intercourse. Earlier it is taken, protection seems to be better. It prevents pregnancy from happening by causing breakthrough bleeding within 3 weeks from the day of its intake. It appears in your case the time has lapsed to take morning-after-pill. You need to anticipate for your periods to happen as usual. In case there is delay in periods by a week, you need to take urine pregnancy test and consult Gynecologist promptly for clinical evaluation and further management. Hope the information provided would be helpful. All the best.