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Can you let me know how many days after you've had sex can you take the morning after pill?
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72 hours: For the morning after pill to be effective, it should be taken within 72 hours of unprotected intercourse. It is 95% effective at preventing pregnancy. It is not 100% effective, though, and you should followup with a pregnancy test about 3 weeks after unprotected intercourse.
Answered 11/18/2015
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