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My girlfriend is 17 , and had unsafe sex, is it okay to take contraceptive pill , as she's a teenager ??

Q: my girlfriend is 17 , and had unsafe sex, is it okay to take contraceptive pill , as she's a teenager ??

Confusing post: Depending on a woman's past medical &amp; family history hormonal pills may or may not be safe &amp; they are routinely prescribed to some early teens for menstrual problems. The same would go for any post-exposure hormonal emergency contraceptive.

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Confusing post: Depending on a woman's past medical & family history hormonal pills may or may not be safe & they are routinely prescribed to some early teens for menstrual problems. The same would go for any post-exposure hormonal emergency contraceptive.

Answered 12/22/2019

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A member asked:

My girlfriend is 17 , and had unsafe sex, is it okay to take contraceptive pill , as she's a teenager ??

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