Morning After Pill Period
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Morning after pill period. Why it affects your period morning after pills such as plan b and ella help prevent you from getting pregnant after having unprotected sex. The morning after pill also known as emergency contraception plan b or take action pill is a contraceptive method designed to be used in cases where traditional prevention methods such as condoms fail it can also be used if you have had unprotected sex on your fertile days and want to reduce your chances of pregnancy. Levonorgestrel is a hormone similar to progesterone and is responsible for either preventing or delaying ovulation and or interfering with egg fertilization. Deborah explained that taking emergency contraception can affect your next period.
They work by stopping or delaying. The morning after pill may not only cause irregular spotting and bleeding but it may also have an impact on your next period. Emergency contraception can prevent pregnancy after unprotected sex or if the contraception you have used has failed for example a condom has split or you have missed a pill. Although most women still have their period on time you may have it several days later or earlier than usual.
You should have a normal period within the next month after taking emergency contraceptive pills also called morning after pills or day after pills. The morning after pill otherwise known as plan b is composed of a high hormonal load of levonorgestrel. Depending on when it is taken. The emergency contraceptive pill levonelle or ellaone the morning after pill the intrauterine device iud or coil.
The effects however are mild and should return to normal by your next cycle. Using the morning after pill may delay your period by up to one week. If you have unprotected sex in the days and weeks after taking the morning after pill you re at risk of becoming pregnant. It will be most effective if taken as soon as possible after unprotected sex.
Levonorgestrel can prevent pregnancy after unprotected sex people sometimes call it the morning after pill but you don t have to wait until the morning after sex to take it. This hormone thickens the cervical mucus so that sperm cannot pass through in turn hindering the. Within 24 hours is best but it can prevent pregnancy if taken up to 120 hours 5 days after sex. The effect the morning after pill might have on your period is another issue that crops up in many of your stories.
This method of contraception is not abortive so if the embryo i. It can make it late by up to 7 days and the bleed could be slightly lighter or heavier than normal she says. The morning after pill might cause you to have an irregular period the month after taking it. There are 2 types of emergency contraception.
Side effects are usually short term and mild. The morning after pill emergency contraceptive pill is a safe and effective way to prevent pregnancy after unprotected sex.