Getting pregnant while taking emergency contraceptive pills

For couples who do not plan to have children for the time being, but do not take proper contraceptive measures during intercourse, they usually need to take emergency contraceptive pills to prevent pregnancy. However, whether it is emergency contraceptive pills or other contraceptive pills, they are not absolute. It does not mean that after taking them, they will be foolproof. There is still a possibility of pregnancy, and emergency contraceptive pills need to be taken within a certain period of time to be effective.

Can I get pregnant while taking emergency contraceptive pills?

First, let us popularize the emergency contraceptive pill. It refers to a contraceptive method used to prevent pregnancy within a period of time after unprotected sex or contraceptive failure. Drug contraception is the most commonly used method. Female friends can consider taking emergency contraceptive drugs if they suffer accidental injuries or have unprotected sex for other reasons, or if contraception fails, such as condom breakage, slippage, or incorrect calculation of the safe period. The drugs are effective within 72 hours after intercourse. If you have sex again while taking the drugs, the time must be recalculated.

Sometimes an accident really happens. It should be used within 72-120 hours after sexual intercourse. The earlier it is taken, the better the effect. The failure rate is often higher if it is taken more than 72 hours. It was also pointed out that the contraceptive rate of emergency contraceptive pills is not 100%.

Precautions for taking emergency contraceptive pills

First of all, emergency contraceptive drugs can only work for unprotected sexual intercourse this time, and the drug can only be taken once in a menstrual cycle. Other reliable contraceptive measures should still be taken during sexual intercourse after taking the drug in this cycle.

Secondly, emergency contraception is only a temporary remedy and should never be used repeatedly as a regular contraceptive method.

Third, if emergency contraception fails and the woman becomes pregnant, the incidence of neonatal malformations is high and the pregnancy must be terminated. Finally, I would like to remind everyone that emergency contraception should be carried out under the guidance of a doctor.

Fourth, it is best not to take the medicine a second time within a month, as it is harmful to your health and may make the medicine ineffective. It is best to take it no more than three times a year. This medicine is very harmful to women and can cause menstrual disorders, cancer, etc.

What to do if you get pregnant after taking emergency contraceptive pills?

At present, the widely used short-acting combination oral contraceptives will not cause teratogenic effects during pregnancy or in a short period after stopping the medication. Compared with short-acting combination oral contraceptives, emergency contraceptives like Yuting only contain progestin, each tablet has a low dose, is excreted quickly, and only 2 tablets are needed. Therefore, it is safer and there is no need to worry about the impact on the fetus, let alone have an artificial abortion.

It should be added here that the incidence of birth defects in the Chinese population is actually around 15‰, so there is no guarantee that every woman can give birth to a healthy child 100%. It should also be noted here that due to the short time that levonorgestrel emergency contraceptive has been on the market in my country, no relevant evidence has been provided through standardized epidemiological studies. In other words, it cannot be confirmed that it has teratogenic effects, nor can it be confirmed that it has no teratogenic effects.