Patient's question:
Last night, my boyfriend suddenly arrived from a distant place. After a long separation, we reunited. Without breastfeeding, we had sexual intercourse. Today, feeling worried, I immediately bought and took emergency contraception pills. However, because it's been a while, I'm afraid it might not be effective. We had sex at midnight last night. Is it still effective to take emergency contraception pills now?Doctor's answer:
First, you need to consider how you can have intercourse during your ovulation period. If it's during your dangerous period, you will need to take emergency oral contraception to prevent pregnancy. If you want to check how regular a woman's menstrual cycle is, if you have intercourse within 3 to 7 days after your period has ended, under normal circumstances, you generally do not need to take emergency oral contraception. However, the specific situation needs to be estimated based on your own circumstances.