Are women's emergency contraceptive pills effective?

In our lives, many people live together because of living habits and other reasons, but they do not want children. Therefore, how to prevent pregnancy has become an issue that many men and women need to understand. With the development of society, various contraceptive measures and contraceptive drugs have appeared in our lives, especially the emergency contraceptive pill has become an item of choice for female friends. However, many women are still worried about getting pregnant after taking the emergency contraceptive pill. So, is the emergency contraceptive pill for women useful?

Emergency contraceptive pills are suitable for use within 72 hours after sex, and generally they can still play a contraceptive role. Be careful, as taking emergency contraceptive pills will affect your menstrual period, because emergency contraceptive pills can delay the next menstruation due to their effects on inhibiting and delaying ovulation and inhibiting the endometrium. It may also be due to a temporary increase in blood hormone levels caused by temporary medication, which may cause withdrawal bleeding after a decrease, resulting in early menstruation.

Currently, there are three main types of oral emergency contraceptives used in countries around the world: 1. Oral levonorgestrel, trade names Yuting, Baoshiting, etc., 0.75 mg orally within 72 hours, repeated every 12 hours. 2. Oral administration of mifepristone, trade names: Xiyin, Hanzhuting, Simian, etc., 10 mg or 25 mg once within 72 hours. 3. Take 4 tablets of oral combined short-acting contraceptive pills, and repeat the 4 tablets every 12 hours.

Emergency contraception is a temporary measure used after sexual intercourse. It only protects against the first unprotected sexual intercourse in this cycle, and regular contraceptive methods should be used thereafter. Emergency contraceptive pills have no contraceptive effect on sexual intercourse after taking the pills, and it is useless to take emergency contraceptive pills after having had multiple sexual intercourses. Moreover, it cannot be used repeatedly within a year, otherwise it may cause menstrual disorders.

Through the above introduction, we have a clear understanding of the question of whether the emergency contraceptive pill is effective. That is, the emergency contraceptive pill has a certain effect within seventy-two hours after the event. Although the emergency contraceptive pill can prevent unwanted pregnancy, we also need to find that the emergency contraceptive pill is very harmful to women's health. Therefore, it is best to choose other contraceptive methods, such as carrying a small umbrella.