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A member asked:
If i have unprotected sex on the pill, should i still take the ecp?
3 doctors weighed in across 3 answers
No ecp needed: Birth control pills protect from unintended pregnancy, not from sexually transmitted infections. Unprotected intercourse while on birth control pills will not result in pregnancy, so there is no emergency contraception needed.
Answered 4/30/2017
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May not be needed: If you are on a regular estrogen/progesterone birth control pill and are taking it every day and not missing days, it should protect you from pregnancy. The failure (pregnancy) rate is 3-5% per year on the pill. It doesn't protect you from Sexually Transmitted Infections. For this you need a condom. If you have missed pills or not taken them right, use the ECP. Best wishes!
Answered 4/30/2017
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EC pill: If someone is taking pill regularly then they don’t need to take EC pill for unprotected sex . One still needs to thinks about risk of sexually transmitted diseases .
Answered 10/25/2017
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