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How To Avoid The Pregnancy In Case Of Non Availability Of Contraceptive Pills?

Hi,My name is Marina.I am leaving in Dubai.Today,(around 5 hours back) I had a unprotected sex with my husband.But we are not ready for children now.
I found out that in dubai we can't get any emergency contraceptive pills to control pregananacy.
But birth control pills (YASMIN- 21 day pack) is available in pharmacy.
Please suggest me a way to avoid preganancy. As me n my husband both are not ready for it.
Fri, 25 Apr 2014
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Hello
Thanks for writing to us with your health concern.
Generally speaking, none of the conventional oral contraceptive pills are approved for use as emergency contraception.
There are no known studies documenting their efficacy for this use, and it is possible that they might not be useful when taken thus.
However as you are not able to procure emergency contraception, I might suggest an alternate regime.
The dosage is 4 pills of yasmin Now, and then 4 pills 12 hours later for a total of 8 pills.
This is is just a last ditch measure and in no way is purported to be as efficient as emergency contraceptive pills.
Try and take this regimen however.
You might experience withdrawal bleeding within a few days, do not panic.
In future, always have protected sex.
Please feel to ask more doubts by writing in at -
http://doctor.healthcaremagic.com/doctors/dr-aarti-abraham/64623
All the best
Take care.
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How To Avoid The Pregnancy In Case Of Non Availability Of Contraceptive Pills?

Hello Thanks for writing to us with your health concern. Generally speaking, none of the conventional oral contraceptive pills are approved for use as emergency contraception. There are no known studies documenting their efficacy for this use, and it is possible that they might not be useful when taken thus. However as you are not able to procure emergency contraception, I might suggest an alternate regime. The dosage is 4 pills of yasmin Now, and then 4 pills 12 hours later for a total of 8 pills. This is is just a last ditch measure and in no way is purported to be as efficient as emergency contraceptive pills. Try and take this regimen however. You might experience withdrawal bleeding within a few days, do not panic. In future, always have protected sex. Please feel to ask more doubts by writing in at - http://doctor.healthcaremagic.com/doctors/dr-aarti-abraham/64623 All the best Take care.