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Contraception failure

2023-10-27 10:15:22
I took unwanted 72 within 4hours after the condom broke. Will it work in my case as I am overweight? I am worried as I read many articles mentioning the less effectiveness of the pill in overweight individuals.
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Answered2023-10-27 14:07:44

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Answered2023-10-27 16:48:25

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No hormonal pills gives u 10% guarantee. There is high risk of failure

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Weight has nothing to do with dose of pill Pill has high failure rate and pregnancy can happen despite taking the pill.

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Irrespective of the fact that  u are normal weight  or overweight emergency pills have a high failure rate you can be pregnant  despite one

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