Emergency Contraceptive / Morning After Pill

• July 5, 2021November 25, 2025
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• The morning-after pill is meant for backup contraception only.
• Emergency contraception is used to prevent pregnancy after unprotected sex or if birth control method has failed e.g., condom leak.
• Morning-after pills do not end a pregnancy that has implanted. It works primarily by delaying or preventing ovulation and making uterine environment hostile.
• In overweight or obese, the morning-after pill won’t be as effective in preventing pregnancy.
• Side effects can be:
  • Nausea or vomiting
  • Fatigue
  • Breast tenderness
  • Bleeding between periods or heavier menstrual bleeding.
  • Lower abdominal pain or cramps.
• The morning-after pill doesn’t offer lasting protection from pregnancy. If you have unprotected sex in the days and weeks after taking the morning-after pill, you’re at risk of becoming pregnant.
• If period doesn’t come within three to four weeks of taking the morning-after pill, take a pregnancy test.
• For maximum effectiveness, emergency contraception should be started as soon as possible after unprotected intercourse, and within 120 hours.
• If you start bleeding or spotting that lasts longer than a week or severe lower abdominal pain three to five weeks after taking the morning-after pill, contact doctor. These can indicate a miscarriage or that the fertilized egg has implanted in a fallopian tube (ectopic pregnancy).
• Ectopic pregnancy is a serious complication, it destroys your one fallopian tube for good.
• Follow one concrete contraceptive
  • Oral contraceptive pills
  • Intrauterine device
  • Vaginal ring
  • Injections every 3 months.
• Don’t rely on morning after pills.