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Saturday afternoon i took an emergency contraceptive,however on sunday morning around 5am i had unprotected sex again.do i need to take another plan b?

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Yes: Plan B is not designed to be used as a primary contraceptive, but you will need to take a second dose.

Answered 6/3/2018

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