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What to do immediately after sex to prevent pregnancy?

single dose 1.5 mg Levonorgestrel

750μg + 750 μg = 1.5 mg Levonorgestrel SINGLE DOSE has been successfully used as method of prevention of pregnancy within 72 hours of unprotected sexual intercourse.
Alternatively,

TWO DOSES of Levonorgestrel 750μg

first dose of Levonorgestrel 750μg within 72 hours of unprotected sex followed after 12 hours by Levonorgestrel 750μg

When is Emergency Contraception used?

Emergency Contraception is to be used in unprotected sexual intercourse where pregnancy is NOT WANTED.
Unprotected sexual intercourse is where

• birth control methods to prevent pregnancy, like condom, have not been used or
• there is
  rupture of condom (failure of contraceptive method used) or
• forced sex or
• sex during irregular periods,
• sex during breast feeding.

When is Emergency Contraception NOT TO BE USED?

Needless to say, Emergency Contraception is not to be used as a routine following every sexual intercourse as replacement or substitute for birth control methods , like condom, oral contraceptive OC pills, Intra Uterine Contraceptive Device. IUD.

What are the other names of Emergency Contraception?

Post Coital Pill, Morning After Pill, Emergency Hormone Contraception

What are the names of medicines available in market?

Usual

• Oral Contraceptive Pills, taken 4 at a time, followed by another 4 after 12 hours, example 4 Ovral © Pills does the same function as Emergency Contraceptive Pills, (Yuzpe regimen),

Brand names

• i-pill (Cipla © India),
• Plan B;
• Levonelle© ;
• NorLevo© ;
• Postinor-2© ;

i-pill helpline: 1-800-22-9898 (toll-free) or 022-3200 0055
Cipla has set up helpline numbers to answer questions about emergency contraception to promote its product i-pill.

EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTIVE PILL IS NOT ABORTION PILL

Doctor’s prescription is not required for EC it being legally and medically approved.

How does emergency contraceptive pill work?

EC Pill prevents the implantation of the egg in the uterus and avoids the beginning of pregnancy.

EC Pill works by means of ( depending upon where you may be in your menstrual cycle.)

1. It may stop an egg being released from the ovary.
2. If an egg has been released, EC Pill may prevent the sperm from fertilizing it.
3. If the egg is already fertilized, it may prevent it from attaching itself to the lining of the womb.

MORE ABOUT EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION
Use of Mifepristone, which is not a Progestin and use of IUD are other methods of Emergency Contraception