Patient's question:
All symptoms: Onset time and cause: Thank you for your help! I'm just a bit scared. I had sexual intercourse on the 12th, and it's been until today without a period. I don't want to have a child so soon. We've been married for almost a year, and we've always used condoms. Oh, I also took the birth control pill once. How long should I wait before trying to get pregnant?Doctor's answer:
Emergency contraception pills have the effect of inhibiting ovulation. Taking too many can affect ovulation and even fertility. If you want to get pregnant after taking emergency contraception pills, it is best to wait for about half a year. At this time, the drug effect has basically disappeared, ovulation has returned to normal, and the success rate of conception will be relatively high. Although ovulation function has recovered, experts recommend that it is safer to wait for at least half a year after stopping the use of birth control pills before preparing to conceive. If the waiting period is too short, the components of the birth control pills may not be fully eliminated, which could pose a risk of teratogenic effects on the fetus. It is recommended to start taking 0.4 milligrams of folic acid daily three months before preparing to conceive, which can help prevent fetal malformations to some extent. Continue taking it until the third month of pregnancy, then stop.