People who are sexually active and who want to avoid getting pregnant should be aware of their birth control alternatives. Contraception comes in a variety of forms to help you avoid getting pregnant. Abstinence from sex, on the other hand, is the only entirely reliable means of avoiding pregnancy.

According to the Family Planning Association in the United Kingdom, if sexually active women do not utilize contraception, up to 90% of them will become pregnant within a year. Every time a person has intercourse without contraception, including the first time, they run the danger of becoming pregnant.

WHAT IF I’M PREGNANT RIGHT NOW?

Your pregnancy will not disappear if you use emergency contraception. It isn’t a contraceptive pill. Don’t be concerned if you discover out you’re pregnant after you’ve taken it. Many women have taken estrogen and progesterone (the hormones in ECPs) during pregnancy without causing harm to the baby.

WHAT SHOULD I DO NOW?

You will be given three tablets to take right away (two are emergency contraception, one is anti nausea) and three pills to take 12 hours later. If you aren’t able to take them within 12 hours, you can postpone the first dose and take the second dose 12 hours later. For example, if it is ten o’clock at night and you have math class at ten o’clock the next morning, you can take the first tablet at midnight and the second at lunchtime. The importance of the second tablet dose cannot be overstated.

After taking the second batch of pills, do not drive or consume alcohol for the next 24 hours. You may become drowsy as a result of the nausea medicine you’re taking.

Take no more birth control tablets. They have no effect on your chances of becoming pregnant and are more likely to cause nausea and vomiting.

EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTIVE PILLS: WHAT ARE THEY?

ECPs are birth control pills with a high dose. They aren’t 100% effective, but they do cut the likelihood of becoming pregnant by 75%. If 100 women have unprotected intercourse once in the second or third week of their cycle (counting from the first day of their period), eight of them will become pregnant if they do not use emergency contraception, but only two will become pregnant if they do.

EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION: WHAT ARE THE SIDE EFFECTS?

Nausea, vomiting is the most prevalent side effects of ECPs. Alleviate the ECPs; medication is provided to help with the symptoms. You should take another dose of ECPs if you vomit within an hour of taking the first one. For a few days, some women will experience aching breasts, while others will experience headaches. These issues aren’t as frequent as you might think.

WHEN CAN I EXPECT TO RECEIVE MY PERIOD?

Some women’s periods arrive a few days after they’ve used emergency contraception. Others get it when they’re about to start their period, or even a little later. You have to get a pregnancy test if you haven’t started your period in three weeks after using the ECPs.

WHY DON’T I JUST USE EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION WHEN I HAVE SEX?

Emergency contraception is not as effective for preventing pregnancy as other birth control techniques, such as regular birth control pills or birth control shots. Additionally, condoms should be used to avoid sexually transmitted infections such as AIDS.

CAN EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION PROTECT ME FOR A LONG TIME?

If you have unprotected intercourse again, don’t expect emergency contraception to protect you. If you’re planning to have sexual relations, you should use condoms and spermicide. Consult your doctor about starting a dependable birth control method.

Emergency contraception is not as effective for preventing pregnancy as other birth control techniques, such as regular birth control pills or birth control shots. Additionally, condoms should be used to avoid sexually transmitted infections such as AIDS.