Morning After Pill Taken After Ovulation
I took this within 3 hours of the inccident.
Morning after pill taken after ovulation. And i want to know if it works just as well if i m ovulating and would love to know if it will push back my period since my period don t come till 3 to 5 days. If you take the pill within 72 hours after you ve had unprotected sex levonorgestrel can reduce the risk of pregnancy by up to 87 if taken as directed. The morning after pills prevent or delay ovulation so there s no egg there to be fertilised by your partner s sperm following unprotected sex. Morning after pills work by temporarily stopping ovulation but if your ovary has already released an egg the morning after pill won t keep you from getting pregnant.
If you take plan b one step within 24. If ovulation has already occurred then the morning after pill won t be effective says deborah but as i ve said it s really difficult to know whether it has happened or not the most effective method of emergency contraception is the copper intrauterine device cu iud or copper coil which can be inserted up to 5. The day of your ovulation was around 48 hours after unprotected sex so you should be protected. The morning after pill is most effective at preventing pregnancy if it is taken within 72 hours of intercourse.
Plan b one step contains the hormone levonorgestrel a progestin which can prevent ovulation block fertilization or keep a fertilized egg from implanting in the uterus. The pill that in talking about is the plan b step one aka the morning after pill. Experts confirm abortifacient potential of morning after pill the most recent scientific study on levonorgestrel the essential component of the morning after pill or emergency contraceptive confirms that the drug does indeed have a third effect on users which consists in preventing the implantation of a fertilized ovum in the womb of the. For more information on emergency contraception see.