Morning After Pill

Emergency contraception or the morning after pill is a hormonal treatment administered if another form of birth control has failed, or when no protection was used. There are many resemblances between the morning after pill and the regular hormonal pill since the ingredients are the same. Nevertheless, the concentrations are different, which makes the regular use of the morning after pill a potential health threat.

The morning after pill should be used as soon as possible after you have unprotected sex. Yet, you have a three or five day interval to administer it and still prevent a pregnancy. The efficiency is higher when you use the pill earlier. The morning after pill should not be confused with the abortion pill; they are two different forms of treatment. Its action at the level of the reproductive system consist in the prevention of the ovulation and the alteration of the womb lining so as to become unsuitable for egg nesting.

The efficiency rate is high and the chances of side effects are pretty reduced. You could experience spotting, breast tenderness, headaches and nausea. Read the list of side effects carefully as all packages have detailed specification on this matter. Do not take the morning after pill if you suffer from porphyria or some liver disease. The efficiency of the morning after pill could be impaired by other drugs or by some herbal supplements.

Contact the general practitioner right away to have a drug prescription. Don’t wait for a later appointment, and mention it is an emergency. The sooner you act, the higher the risk of unwanted pregnancy. Sometimes you may not even need a prescription to buy emergency contraception; the policy differs from state to state. The cost could be a problem, as some pharmacies sell the morning after pill at very high prices. Emergency contraception can be accessed freely with certain organizations, but you need to know where to call.

The morning after pill does not protect you for the entire menstrual cycle, and after you take it you are again exposed to the appearance of pregnancy if you don’t use another birth control method. Do not take more emergency contraceptives in the same month because of the serious adverse reactions. Either abstain from sex or rely on some serious birth control method.

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