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Irregular menus, emergency birth control
I have a history of pcos . I got my last period in a gap of 17 days . That is they were supposed to come on 10 August but i arrived on 27th july. But i was on medication for my sinus infection which i had stopped at that time. Now i had unprotected sex on 9th August and i want to take emergency pills will that be fine or will that effect my periods adversely.
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Dr. Vani Puri
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26 yrs exp
Ghaziabad
Probably you were in unsafe period when u had sex this is the tym when ovulation occurs...emergency contraception just prevent ovulation once occurred pregnancy can happen
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Dr. G Jayanthi
Gynecologist/Obstetrician
9 yrs exp
Hyderabad
If ur primary concern is unwanted pregnancy then u can take ipill with in 24hrs of unprotected sex. If u r planning for pregnancy in near future let u leave this situation as pcos female will get infertility problems.
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Dr. Nidhi Sharma
Gynecologist
23 yrs exp
Chennai
You can take Ipill for prevention of implantation as emergency contraception
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I pill may cause irregular periods in 10 percent of cases but it usually settles down after 3 months
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Take regular contraception pill like Novelon for as bothregularisation of periods and contraception can be achieved simultaneously by Novelon
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