What To Do For Emergency Contraception

Sometimes we are so wrapped up in an unexpected romantic day, you completely forget you are in the ovulation period and you do not have to protect themselves from pregnancy?

Not to worry! A simple solution, the so-called "emergency contraception."

Emergency contraception is a method of contraception, including the use of an emergency procedure, in order to prevent unwanted pregnancy, which may occur after unprotected sex. Emergency contraception can be used for the following:

Ø, no contraception has been used,
Ø when contraceptive methods fail (missed pills, condoms rupture, diaphragm dislodgement, etc.)
Ø When the girls or women have been subjected to sexual attacks (abuse).

There are two kinds of emergency contraception:

1. Emergency contraception (the only or in combination with progesterone hormones - progestogen oral contraceptives);
2. Release copper intrauterine device (IUD).

Emergency contraception should be used three days (72 hours) after unprotected sexual contact.

Joint pill (estrogen - progesterone pill)

• Two pills should be used as the first dose, as soon as unprotected sexual contact, but no later than 72 hours. It should be followed by another two pills after 12 hours. Or
• four pills can be used as the first dose as soon as possible (the same). It should be followed by another four pills after 12 hours.

Progesterone only pills

• single dose of 1.5 mg levonorgestrel should be taken as soon as possible after unprotected sexual contact, but no later than 72 hours.


• A dose of 0.75 mg, as the first large dose as soon as possible (the same). It should be followed by the same dose 12 hours later.

Joint pill to reduce the risk of pregnancy after unprotected sexual contact, from about 56% -89%, if taken 72 hours. The progesterone only pills reduce the risk of about 60% -93%, if taken 72 hours.

In general the probability of pregnancy, an unprotected sexual contact is 8%. Women's use of emergency contraception (see above methods) to reduce the risk of pregnancy than 1% -2%. Good effect, and the sooner the emergency contraception is to use after unprotected sex.

General emergency contraception pill is 95% effective if taken within 24 hours; 85 percent effective if taken 25-48 hours and 58% effective if taken 49-72 hours.

Cooper releasing IUD

Cooper released an IUD can be inserted by professionals five days of unprotected sexual contact.

This method is very effective, (up to 98% of the cases), and is likely to pregnant less than 1%.