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Is the morning-after pill still effective when I am ovulating?

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Published At October 22, 2017
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Patient's Query

Hi doctor,

I had unprotected sex yesterday and he pulled out of me. When we finished, I looked at my period tracker app and noticed that my period should come in four days and that I was ovulating. I took the morning-after pill immediately afterward. Will the pill work? What are the chances of me getting pregnant? I am going out of my mind. Please help me.

Hello,

Welcome to icliniq.com.

  • If you have taken the pill before 72 hours have passed after the act, you are safe. 
  • Please do not worry. You are not pregnant
  • Also now, your periods will postpone by up to 10 days for two cycles.

Thank you.

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Patient's Query

Thank you doctor,

Sorry, my period is due in 14 days, not four. But, is the morning-after pill effective since I am most fertile? And, will I get a normal period in 14 days meaning for sure I am not pregnant?

Hello,

Welcome back to icliniq.com.

  • You are safe. There is nothing to worry.
  • Because of the pill, your next period will get postponed by a week to 10 days. So, now it will not come after 14 days, but after 20 days.

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Patient's Query

Thank you doctor,

So, for sure, I am safe from pregnancy. Is that right? Will I just have a late period?

Hello,

Welcome back to icliniq.com.

  • Yes, exactly.
  • Also, just to be sure, take a urine pregnancy test 30 days from the act.

Thank you.

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Patient's Query

Thank you doctor,

Alright, I will take a pregnancy test in a month. But I am definitely not pregnant. Is that right? Is the morning-after pill still effective when I am most fertile?

Hello,

Welcome back to icliniq.com.

  • Yes, absolutely.

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Dr. Patil Pratik Pramod
Dr. Patil Pratik Pramod

Medical oncology

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