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Before how many hours ECP's can be used and how effective are they in preventing unwanted pregnancies??
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Emergency contraception pills are to be taken within 72hrs of unprotected intercourse. However the efficacy decrease with multiple acts of sex and multiple pills taken in same cycle. Failure rates of such pills are close to 10 percent
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