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Hello doctor,
After having sex for 5 days, I forgot to take birth control pills (I don't take birth control pills every day). The doctor asked me what should I do after 5 days of sex and forgot to take birth control pills? Is it possible for me to get pregnant? I had sex as soon as my period ended, doctor. Thank you.
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Hello,
To the question “What should I do after 5 days of sex, forgetting to take birth control pills? ”, the doctor would like to answer as follows:
Emergency contraception helps reduce the possibility of conception after unprotected sex. There are two common methods of emergency contraception: the IUD and the emergency contraceptive pill. To be effective, emergency contraception should be used as soon as possible after intercourse. This method does not work for pregnant women.
For both IUDs and oral contraceptives, it should be done within 5 days of unprotected intercourse. Even if you have sex as soon as your period ends, it is theoretically possible to get pregnant. The time of your intercourse has been more than 5 days, so the other two emergency methods of contraception cannot be used. Therefore, you need to monitor your next period, signs of pregnancy and use a pregnancy test to know if you are pregnant or not.
If you still have questions about what to do after having sex 5 days after forgetting to take the contraceptive pill, you can go to a hospital of Vinmec Health System for further examination and advice. Thank you for trusting and sending questions to Vinmec. Wishing you lots of health.
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Answered by Master, Doctor Dinh Thanh Ha - Doctor of Obstetrics and Gynecology - Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Vinmec Nha Trang International Hospital.
