Patient's question:
Medical Description: After sexual intercourse, I took a post-coital contraceptive pill and experienced side effects. Twelve hours later, I took another one. I had side effects again, and started bleeding the next day. The bleeding reduced after two more days. Will this method of contraception be effective?History of Treatment and Effect: No similar cases have been reported.
What kind of help do you need: I want to know if I might be pregnant.
Doctor's answer:
Hello, emergency contraception pills are mostly a type of hormone-based substance that can effectively prevent implantation of the fertilized egg, thus serving as a contraceptive measure. In your current situation, since you have taken the emergency contraception pill promptly, the chances of pregnancy are still very small, but they cannot be completely ruled out. For this situation, you can pay attention to any changes in your body and use early pregnancy test strips for detection if necessary.Post-coital contraception is a rescue medication that should be taken within 24 hours. After intercourse, one tablet should be taken immediately (no later than 12 hours later), followed by one tablet the next morning and another tablet that evening. After that, take one tablet every day for three consecutive days, totaling six days.