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Safest emergency contraceptive.

2018-01-15 05:40:37
Hi, Looking for the guidance on the emergency contraceptive, use, Side effects (long and short term) and precautions. Thanks
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Emergency pills hv high failure rates. They are ideal to be used if frequency of intercourse is upto 3 episodes in an year. They so hv more side effects like irregular bleed , delayed periods etc Chances of ectopic pregnancy and abnormal pregnancy are more common with emergency contraceptive pills.

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