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When Must I-pill Be Taken?
how long does an i-pill take action, say i had sex with my wife on thursday the 23th of may, will the pill still be effective if we had unprotected sex after four days from the date of consumption of the first pill, if not then for how many days does the pill takes its action?
Mon, 9 Mar 2015
Hi, I have gone through your question. I pill or the emergency contraceptive pill has its action in preventing only that pregnancy which can occur by the last intercourse episode. It does not have contraceptive effect for the next unprotected intercourse. You need to take a repeat course of i pill for this act.
I would suggest you to use regular contraception, as repeated i pill intake have side effects and have increased failure rate.
Hope you found the answer helpful.
Wishing you good health.
I would suggest you to use regular contraception, as repeated i pill intake have side effects and have increased failure rate.
Hope you found the answer helpful.
Wishing you good health.
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