Patient's question:
I am 24 years old. Yesterday afternoon, I took an emergency contraceptive pill. In the evening, I had sexual intercourse with my boyfriend. Actually, I was very upset about the possibility of getting pregnant. Here is my question. Will I get pregnant if I had sexual intercourse after taking an emergency contraceptive pill?Doctor's answer:
If a woman has sexual intercourse during menopause without taking any contraceptive measures, taking emergency contraception orally afterward can achieve the effect of breastfeeding. Under normal circumstances, emergency contraception can stay in a woman's body for about six hours. If she takes the contraceptive pill in the afternoon and has sexual intercourse at night, and it is less than six hours later, the previously taken emergency contraception has expired, and this sexual intercourse may lead to pregnancy.