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For women who have inadequate protection for contraception, they should remember that emergency contraception is available, and effective up to 5 days after your unprotected episode of intercourse. The newest guidelines remind women that ulipristal acetate is both more effective and continues to be effective for up to 5 days after the last episode of intercourse. Copper IUD devices are actually the most effective method of morning after contraception. Pregnancy testing, and examinations for pregnancy do not have to be done before using a method of emergency contraception if used within the guidelines discussed. Although effectiveness is up to 5 "mornings" after, the sooner you take your medication the more likely it is thought to be successful. There are very few medical contraindications to these morning after medications, but as with all medical care, it is ideal to discuss with your own provider to make sure you don't have any special considerations before using med...

When you have unprotected sex the next morning you should consider a number of important steps. Call your mom, call your  best friend , call your gyno,? Sure those are all potentially great ways to get yourself protected by the unintended consequences of that action. Firstly, pregnancy protection, secondly STI protection and lastly a plan to get follow up testing to see if you have acquired any infections. STI protection may mean using antibiotics to prevent infections and it may mean using antivirals to prevent HIV disease. For pregnancy protection, we no longer have only 72 hours , but we actually do have up to 5 days to take hormonal protection.  But to get that treatment may require a all to your gyno for an Ella prescription.   The most common variety of morning after pill used is the Plan B, and virtually everyone is safe to take this medication. Even if you and your physician have decided not to put you on ongoing contraception, there are few contraindications to ...

Most women are prepared and thoughtful about risk of STDs and risk of pregnancy in their sexual encounters. And when the partners have been together and faithful and have a plan for when to begin unprotected sex for the reason of planning pregnancy, it's a completely different situation than if a woman had an unplanned encounter with a new partner. If you were to go to your gyno and ask what tests or treatments you might need to consider after unprotected sex, possible treatments could include antibiotics for prophylaxis against sexually transmitted infections, hepatitis vaccination, tetanus prophylaxis, medications to protect against herpes, HIV and urinary tract infections, as well as a prevention of pregnancy. For the prevention of pregnancy that you can take for up to 5 days after sex you can use Ella .  For an over the counter morning after pill you can take Plan B . And for those without active infections currently you can consider getting the copper IUD as an emergency...

Morning After Pill Law Amended In Illinois Women can get morning after pills in the pharmacy, just not every pharmacy as it turns out. Being out of stock is not just the only reason you may not find these pills on the shelf. There are ways a local pharmacist can refuse to sell the Teva Phramaceutical pill Plan B, and that right was reinstated by Illinois law. This could make your morning after pill more difficult to find. At Women's Health Practice we try to keep tabs on where women can find their medication if they need it, and let our patients know. Alternatives are Ulipristal (Ella) by prescription, the use of other oral contraceptives, or an IUD insertion.

Women used to try every herb they could think of to produce abortions, and of course most didn't work. And to sum it up succinctly, pregnancies are best prevented long before conception is considered. If you have intercourse around the time of ovulation you will have about an 8% chance of conceiving, if you use the current morning after pills, you will have that chance reduced to about 1-2%. The reason they aren't completely effective is that the current medications work to prevent ovulation. However, there may be a new pill on the way that will reduce that chance down even further, in fact it has been estimated to be about twice as effective as Plan B. It is called Ella One and we have been watching the progress since last yea r. When used in the first 5days after unprotected sex it is anti-progesterone and can prevent ovulation. It likely has an anti-progesterone effect on the uterine lining as well that prevents implantation, although that has not been specifically studied...

Should you go for that emergency contraceptive measure if your condom broke, most gynos do say yes. There are many variables that will account for whether a woman gets pregnant with a condom failure: just how fertile you are, did you use spermicide, how old you are and how close to ovulation are you. If calculate the chance of pregnancy if you have unprotected sex on any particular day, near ovulation, is about 8%. What if you have a history of infertility, or tubal disease or infrequent ovulation due to  PCOS, less of a chance yes, but still, cannot be sure how much less than that it usually never goes to a 0% chance of pregnancy. Run a home pregnancy test in 2-3 weeks and that is usually your best answer. To prevent conception, consider getting over the counter Plan B, or calling your physician for Ella, or getting an a copper IUD inserted! Because if you don't want to chance that 8% then always take a morning after pill if you have a condom accident!