morning after pill

MollyOLeary

basically, im curious as to the side effects of the morning after pill?
i rly wud like to put my mind at ease by taking it, but have heard horror stories about it. my period is due in a week so its unlikely im pregnant.. hlep please

Santa Claus

Ask your local chemists.....surely the side-effects of the morning after pill can't be as bad as the side effects of pregnancy though !

Talliesin

If you have severe liver disease or porphyria (if you don't know what that is, you haven't got it) then it can aggravate the conditions.

Otherwise the only relatively common side-effect of a single use is nausea. The nausea results in vomitting about 1.5% of the time. It's debated whether this happening within three hours of taking the dose you will need to assume that it wasn't effective (this is pretty much the rule with most pills, but some people argue that the nausea indicates the pill has started having an effect so the dose has been absorbed).

There is a less frequent chance of headache, tummy ache, breast tenderness, spotting or dizziness.

Of course, all medicines can go wrong in unexpected ways.

While the MAP contains the same hormones as the contraceptive pill in higher doses, most of the more dangerous potential side-effects of the contraceptive pill happen with continual use, and so aren't likely with the MAP which is not taken continually.

jhegarty

ask a doctor/pharmacist/nurse not an internet message board....

dudara

We cannot tell you about the complications, only a doctor can. Please talk to your GP.

BTW, there is always a chance of being pregnant (the greatest chance is mid-cycle, but if you're a week away from your period, then you're still near your probable fertile time), so if you had unprotected sex you should really talk to a GP.

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