Emergency Contraception
It is so rare to find your true LOVE.
And sometimes you need full relaxation and just happiness and love.
If you are lucky you can have a very special day full of love, flowers, romantic dinner and paradise night.
What if you had unexpected romantic day and you absolutely forgot that you are on ovulation period and you did not protect yourself from pregnancy? Don't worry! There are easy solutions called "emergency contraception".
Emergency contraception is a kind of contraception which used as an emergency procedure to prevent unwanted pregnancy which could happen after unprotected sexual intercourse.
Emergency contraception can be used in following cases: Ø when no contraceptive has been used, Ø when contraceptive methods failed (missed pills, condom rupture, diaphragm dislodgement, etc.
) Ø when girl or woman has been a victim of the sexual attack (abuse).
There are two kinds of emergency contraception: 1.
emergency contraceptive pills (progestogen-only or combined oestrogen-progestogen oral contraceptives); 2.
copper-releasing intrauterine devices (IUDs).
Emergency contraception should be used within 3 days (72 hours) after unprotected sexual contact.
Combined pills (oestrogen-progestogen pills) oTwo pills should be taken as the first dose as soon as possible after unprotected sexual contact but no later than 72 hours.
It should be followed by another two pills after 12 hours.
OR oFour pills can be taken as the first dose as soon as possible (same as above).
It should be followed by another four pills after 12 hours.
Progestogen-only pills oA single dose of 1.
5 mg levonorgestrel should be taken as soon as possible after unprotected sexual contact but no later than 72 hours.
oOne dose of 0.
75 mg can be taken as the first dose as soon as possible (same as above).
It should be followed by the same dose after 12 hours.
Combined pills reduce the risk of pregnancy after unprotected sexual contact by about 56%-89% if taken within 72 hours.
The progestogen-only pills reduce the risk by about 60%-93% if taken within 72 hours.
In general the probability of the pregnancy after one unprotected sexual contact is 8%.
Women who use emergency contraception (see above methods) are able to reduce the pregnancy risk to 1%-2%.
The efficacy is better the sooner emergency contraception is used after unprotected sex.
In general emergency contraception pills are 95% effective if taken within 24 hours; 85% effective if taken within 25-48 hours and 58% effective if taken within 49-72 hours.
Cooper-releasing IUD A cooper-releasing IUD can be inserted by the professionals within 5 days of unprotected sexual contact.
This method is highly effective (up to 98% of cases) with the possibility of the pregnancy less than 1%.
And sometimes you need full relaxation and just happiness and love.
If you are lucky you can have a very special day full of love, flowers, romantic dinner and paradise night.
What if you had unexpected romantic day and you absolutely forgot that you are on ovulation period and you did not protect yourself from pregnancy? Don't worry! There are easy solutions called "emergency contraception".
Emergency contraception is a kind of contraception which used as an emergency procedure to prevent unwanted pregnancy which could happen after unprotected sexual intercourse.
Emergency contraception can be used in following cases: Ø when no contraceptive has been used, Ø when contraceptive methods failed (missed pills, condom rupture, diaphragm dislodgement, etc.
) Ø when girl or woman has been a victim of the sexual attack (abuse).
There are two kinds of emergency contraception: 1.
emergency contraceptive pills (progestogen-only or combined oestrogen-progestogen oral contraceptives); 2.
copper-releasing intrauterine devices (IUDs).
Emergency contraception should be used within 3 days (72 hours) after unprotected sexual contact.
Combined pills (oestrogen-progestogen pills) oTwo pills should be taken as the first dose as soon as possible after unprotected sexual contact but no later than 72 hours.
It should be followed by another two pills after 12 hours.
OR oFour pills can be taken as the first dose as soon as possible (same as above).
It should be followed by another four pills after 12 hours.
Progestogen-only pills oA single dose of 1.
5 mg levonorgestrel should be taken as soon as possible after unprotected sexual contact but no later than 72 hours.
oOne dose of 0.
75 mg can be taken as the first dose as soon as possible (same as above).
It should be followed by the same dose after 12 hours.
Combined pills reduce the risk of pregnancy after unprotected sexual contact by about 56%-89% if taken within 72 hours.
The progestogen-only pills reduce the risk by about 60%-93% if taken within 72 hours.
In general the probability of the pregnancy after one unprotected sexual contact is 8%.
Women who use emergency contraception (see above methods) are able to reduce the pregnancy risk to 1%-2%.
The efficacy is better the sooner emergency contraception is used after unprotected sex.
In general emergency contraception pills are 95% effective if taken within 24 hours; 85% effective if taken within 25-48 hours and 58% effective if taken within 49-72 hours.
Cooper-releasing IUD A cooper-releasing IUD can be inserted by the professionals within 5 days of unprotected sexual contact.
This method is highly effective (up to 98% of cases) with the possibility of the pregnancy less than 1%.
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