Morning after pill : All about this contraception, part 1

The morning after pill is an emergency contraception that helps prevent pregnancy after unprotected or poorly protected sex. Women under 30 years are the main users. But it is clear that nowadays, this method is common among young girls. Gaskiyani lets you know everything about this contraception ...

Many young girls and women use the next day's pullula after having sex in order to avoid possible pregnancies. This method, which they consider to be contraceptive, is not at all. According to Jonas Kindafodji, they must use this drug, only once in two years. "The pullulas of the next day are not a means of durable contraception. They are over-dosed to achieve results ", warns Jonas Kindafodji, communication consultant for thematic development Adolescent and youth reproductive health, during the press conference of the project "Advocacy for the protection of children in Benin" whose theme was "pregnancies in schools". How the morning after pill works.

Operation

By relying on the site sante.journaldesfemmes.fr, the morning after pill works mainly by delaying ovulation. This is an exceptional remedial method to prevent unwanted pregnancy in the event of unprotected or poorly protected intercourse. It is by no means an abortion pill : it cannot therefore trigger an abortion since it is no longer effective if fertilization has already taken place. It is issued as a single tablet, which should be taken as soon as possible after intercourse with a glass of water.

There are two types of morning-after pill : Lévonorgestrel (Levonorgestrel Biogaran, NorLevo) to take up 72 hours (3 days) after unprotected or poorly protected intercourse and ulipristal acetate (EllaOne) to take up 120 hours (5 days) after unprotected or poorly protected sex. It is commonly referred to as "the two day after pill".

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Emergency contraception can also be obtained by placing a copper intrauterine device by a doctor or a midwife in the 5 days after report. It is an alternative to the morning after pill.

When to take the morning after pill ?

The morning after pill should not replace regular contraception and is used occasionally. It is an emergency contraceptive that can be taken at any time of the cycle in many situations, among others, after unsafe sex without contraception (if you took the pill with jet lag, if you have vomited or had diarrhea after taking the pill, if you do not take the pill and have had a condom accident) ; following a forgotten contraceptive

How to tell if the morning after pill has worked ?

(Read more in the next issue)

Patrice ADJAHO