Dr Philippa Kaye answers the web’s most EMBARRASSING women’s sex questions
IF you've had unprotected sex, forgotten to take your contraceptive pill or had a condom break, you'll likely find yourself at a pharmacy the next day buying a morning after pill.
Guidelines from the the UK Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare suggest that ellaOne should be offered to women weighing over 70kg or with a BMI over 26, or two levonorgestrel tablets is this pill isn't available."It's really important to know that neither of the types of morning after pill are effective after you have ovulated," Dr Yarlett stressed.
If you're on hormonal contraception, you can start taking it straight away after having levonorgestrel morning after pills, but you should wait for five days before re-starting contraception if you take ellaOne.HOW YOUR BMI CAN AFFECT CHOICE OF CONTRACEPTIVE "For some people - for example, if your BMI is over 35 - the risk of getting a blood clot is greater than the risk of getting pregnant, so you would be advised to choose a different method."All other methods of contraception are available to people in larger bodies of any BMI - including the progestogen only pill, the coils, implant or injection."EMERGENCY contraception can stop you from getting pregnant after you've had unprotected sex.
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