The morning-after pill is used to prevent unwanted pregnancies and can cause side effects such as irregular periods, fatigue, headache, abdominal pain, dizziness, nausea and vomiting.
The main unpleasant effects that the emergency contraceptive pill may have are:
- Side effects can occur in both the levonorgestrel-joined pill.
- With one 1.
- 5 mg tablet.
- And in the one divided into two doses.
- With two 0.
- 75 mg tablets.
Find out how to take and how the morning-after pill works and what your period looks like after taking this emergency contraceptive.
Some side effects can be treated or even avoided as follows
The person should eat immediately after taking the pill, in order to reduce nausea.In case of nausea, you may take some home remedies, such as ginger tea or cinnamon clove tea or use antiemetic medications.See what pharmaceutical remedies you can take.
If the person experiences headaches or abdominal pain, they may take a pain reliever, such as acetaminophen or dipirone, for example.If you no longer want to take medications, follow these 5 steps to relieve your headache.
To relieve breast pain, you can put on hot compresses, take a bath with warm water, and massage the area.
In case of diarrhea, drink plenty of fluids, avoid fatty foods, eggs, milk and alcoholic beverages, and drink black tea, chamomile tea or guava leaves.Learn more about treating diarrhea.
The morning after pill should not be used by men, during lactation, pregnancy or if the woman is allergic to any of the components of the drug.
In addition, it is recommended to consult the gynecologist before using the pill in cases of high blood pressure, cardiovascular problems, morbid obesity or in cases of abnormal or unknown genital bleeding.
Yes, although this is a very low probability, it is possible to get pregnant even if you take the morning-after pill, especially if:
In case of vomiting or diarrhea within 4 hours of taking the pill, the woman should consult a doctor or pharmacist, as it may be necessary to take a new dose of the pill for it to take effect.
It is important to note that emerging oral contraception does not protect against sexually transmitted diseases.