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She took nordette (ethinyl estradiol and levonorgestrel) as ecp so it should be 4 pill/12hours (2 takes) but she forgot the instructions and she took 4 takes in 24 hrs. ok? overdose?

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4 pills, then 4 more: If using Nordette (ethinyl estradiol and levonorgestrel) for emergency contraception, the Princeton University publication recommends taking 4 pills and then 4 pills 12 hours later. This question is a bit unclear, but if one took 4 pills, then 4 more in 12 hours, then 4 more in another 12 hours, she should be ok but she might have estrogen symptoms like nausea, vomiting, stomach cramps, breast tenderness, menstrual changes this cycle.

Answered 6/28/2016

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