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What Are The Chances Of Pregnancy After Taking Emergency Contraceptive Pills?

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Posted on Wed, 8 Apr 2015
Question: Hi I had a one night stand and it was unprotected I pulled out but wanted to be safe because she isn't on birth controle so I got her a next choice one dose pill 1 hour after haveing sex. What are my chances and is there anything else we could do just to make sure she doesn't get pregnant please help me
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Answered by Dr. Sameer Kumar (28 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
chances are that she would not get pregnant.

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for the query to HCM,

As you have given your partner next choice emergency contraceptive within an hour after having unprotected sex, then you have done the right thing. Now all you have to do is to wait for the withdrawal bleeding to start within 7-10 days. Once the bleeding starts , it shall confirm that she is pregnancy safe.
Also important is to not to practice unprotected intercourse again till she gets her bleeding .
Regards
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Follow up: Dr. Sameer Kumar (2 minutes later)
Is there anything else that we could do just to make sure like anyother proceedures, its not even been 24 hours yet
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Answered by Dr. Sameer Kumar (5 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
emergency IUD can be used within 48hrs

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
One should use only one method of emergency contraception at a time. If you have taken next choice already its fine.
In case you want double protection then she can opt for a Intrauterine device like COPPER-T within 48hrs of unprotected intercourse. This shall prevent any implantation of an embryo if at all fertilzsation takes place.
regards
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Follow up: Dr. Sameer Kumar (11 minutes later)
I was told that the morning after pill wouldnt work on a girl over 175 pounds is this true because she is over that
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Answered by Dr. Sameer Kumar (9 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
answered

Detailed Answer:
No thats not the case, as its a progesterone pill and if she has been having regular menses earlier, then it would work . The failure rate of pill is 0.3%.
regards
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Follow up: Dr. Sameer Kumar (7 minutes later)
should she see a family physician or go to a obgyn and ask them about what she could do to make sure she wont be preg
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Answered by Dr. Sameer Kumar (1 hour later)
Brief Answer:
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Detailed Answer:
If you plan for an iud then she should go to the obs/gyno.
she would do the needful.
regards
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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What Are The Chances Of Pregnancy After Taking Emergency Contraceptive Pills?

Brief Answer: chances are that she would not get pregnant. Detailed Answer: Hello, Thanks for the query to HCM, As you have given your partner next choice emergency contraceptive within an hour after having unprotected sex, then you have done the right thing. Now all you have to do is to wait for the withdrawal bleeding to start within 7-10 days. Once the bleeding starts , it shall confirm that she is pregnancy safe. Also important is to not to practice unprotected intercourse again till she gets her bleeding . Regards