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Will Taking Emergency Contraceptive Pills Affect Future Pregnancy?
Sir I m 29 year old .. my wife has taken 5-6 emergency pill ( unwanted 72 ) in last 2 months .. and now she is having irregular period for 1st time ..I wanna know that It would not effect any future (1-2yr later) pregnancy .. or we r safe .. I wasn t know that it s not gud for taking in that frequent manner ..n will not take any more pills of this kind pls reply asap
Mon, 1 Aug 2016
Hello dear
Understand your concern
Yes repetitive and prolong use of emergency contraceptive pills affect the pregnancy. It is due to hormonal dysfunction/imbalance that produce menstrual irregularity. But once your period will become normal and regular it dose not affect the pregnancy.
So crux is that, you can not useemergency contraceptive pills as regular contraception frequently (as you used 5-6 times in the 2 months) as it affcet the future pregnancy.
If you will use in future by same manner then it affect the fertility.
Please use emergency contraceptive pills once in a while in emergency situation. Advice you to use other barrier contraception like condoms instead of emergency contraceptive pills. So do not take more pill on regular bases.
Hope this may help you
Best regards
Dr. Sagar
Understand your concern
Yes repetitive and prolong use of emergency contraceptive pills affect the pregnancy. It is due to hormonal dysfunction/imbalance that produce menstrual irregularity. But once your period will become normal and regular it dose not affect the pregnancy.
So crux is that, you can not useemergency contraceptive pills as regular contraception frequently (as you used 5-6 times in the 2 months) as it affcet the future pregnancy.
If you will use in future by same manner then it affect the fertility.
Please use emergency contraceptive pills once in a while in emergency situation. Advice you to use other barrier contraception like condoms instead of emergency contraceptive pills. So do not take more pill on regular bases.
Hope this may help you
Best regards
Dr. Sagar
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