Can I still get pregnant After Taking Postinor 2?

September 7, 2020ODOCTORDrugsFamily planningPostinor 2pregnancy2

Postinor 2 is an emergency Contraceptive contraceptive used in prevention of pregnency in emergency cases only – like having unprotected s3x or broken condom. 

Postinor 2 can prevent pregnancy if taken within 72 hours of unprotected s3x in 89% of cases. 95% of expected pregnancies will be prevented if taken within the first 24 hours, declining to 58% if taken between 48 hours and 72 hours after unprotected intercourse.

Postinor 2 has just 2 tablets. The two tablets must be taken at exactly 12 hours interval. So you should calculate well before taking the first dose. For example: if you take the first dose around 12 in the afternoon, it means the second dose will be taken by 12 in the midnight (00:00). So will you be able to wake up by this time? You need not to take the risk if you cannot wake up or have nobody to wake you.

But very importantly, Postinor 2 works better if taken immediately you finished the unprotected intercourse. You need not to wait for whatever reason, because the more you decide to delay the more you increase the chances of it not working. So if you must wake up in the middle of the night to take drug, then do it, it is the sacrifice you will pay in order to prevent pregnancy.

Please note, if you vomit within 2 hours of taking the drug, kindly stop it and report back to the pharmacist or doctor. Also do not give postinor 2 to any one.

If you feel drowsy or dizzy after taking postinor 2, please do not drive or do heavy work after taking it.

There has not been any available scientific information on the effect of postinor 2 to underage girls. But it is advised underage girls do not take this drug.

When not to take Postinor 2

You should not take postinor 2 if:

• You are pregnant
• You have previously had unprotected intercourse more than 72 hours earlier in the same menstrual cycle, as you may already be pregnant
• You are experiencing vaginal bleeding for which the reason is not known
• You have breast cancer
• you have Diabetes Mellitus
• Ischaemic Heart Disease (Angina, Heart attack or any form of heart ache)
• you have Breast cancer
• you have Stroke 
• you have Liver Disease

• You are allergic to any of the ingredients of the tablets (See Product Description)
• The tablets do not look quite right (expiration, compromised packaging, unfamilar)
• You are taking other medicines Like:

1. Medicines used to treat epilepsy (for example, barbiturates, primidone, phenytoin, and carbamazepine).
2. Medicines used to treat tuberculosis (for example, rifampicin, rifabutin).
3. A treatment for HIV infection (ritonavir).
4. Antifungal drugs (griseofulvin).
5. Herbal remedies containing St John’s wort (Hypericum perforatum)

What is the content of Postinor 2

There is a leaflet in the drug, it contains all information you need to know. However, I have done this one to emphasize its relevance.

Remember that neither the leaflet nor this information replaces the advice of your doctor or Pharmacist. You are however advised to read the leaflet very well before taking Postinor 2.

If you have any concern about the drug, you are advised to inform your doctor or Pharmacist.

Once again, The active ingredient in Postinor 2 is Levonorgestrel.

How does Postinor 2 Work

Postinor 2 prevents pregnancy by :

• Preventing ovulation
• preventing fertilization in case there is an already ovulated egg
• Prevents implantation
• Increases the mucus in the female genital tract making it difficult for the sperm to travel.
• Postinor 2 must be taken within 72 hours of the intercourse, otherwise its chances of not working are there. This is because it is within this 3days that fertilization is likely to occur. So if you allow fertilization to occur, postinor 2 will not be useful to you.

It is good I also tell you what Postinor 2 does not do the following:

1. Postinor 2 does not prevent s3xually transmitted infections
2. It does not abort an already established pregnancy
3. It does not increase s3xual drive

Common side effects of Postinor 2

Anybody that tells you that postinor does not have side effects may be deceiving you. There are so many side effects of postinor 2 that are very bad. The side effects of postinor 2 include the following but not limited to :

• Postinor 2 either shortens or elongates your normal menstrual cycle by as low as one week to as high as two weeks. What do I mean? If you take postinor 2, you are not likely to see your period when you are suppose to see it, because you have altered it with the drug you have taken which is just a pack of hormones. If you are suppose to see your period today, you may be seeing it a week or two weeks from today. When this happens, usually most girls become afraid and think that they are pregnant., No you are not pregnant, it just the drug that you took; so be calm your menstrual period will soon return back to you.
• Postinor  2 Increases you menstrual pain: Yes, I have personally observed this myself. It increases the normal pain which you get during your menstrual flow. the mechanism through which it does this has not been established.
• It can cause rashes all over your body. The mechanism through which this happes has not also been documented, and it does not happen to everybody. It is believed to be due to the increased hormonal level by the drug.
• Postinor 2 increases the size of the breast. Postinor 2 is a pack of hormone, so the increased hormonal level stimulates the mammary glands which causes the increase in breast size.
•  Postinor 2 can cause ectopic pregnancy; that is, being pregnant with the baby not being inside the normal uterus but in another site, typically the fallopian tube.
• Postinor 2 increases the menstrual bleed.
• Postinor 2 can cause multiple ovulation in one menstrual cycle.

Warning!!! On Postinor 2

It is called emergency contraceptive. It is designed for emergencies only. So you should not be having emergency everyday. You have already seen the serious side effects that can tell on you if you decide to make your regular means of contraception. Be warned!

Check out other 18 non emergency contraceptive methods you can use.

References

Postinor 2- An emergency Contraceptiove.