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If emergency contraceptive pills taken within 12 hrs of unprotected intercourse, is it safe to avoid pregnancy or another doses is required to taken if yes what is exact no of doses.
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Yes it's effective to avoid pregnancy.
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Another dose not required. After taking the high hormonal emergency pill one gets withdrawal bleeding 5 to 10 days later, and then a new cycle starts. If this does not happen as well as period is missed then to do pregnancy test.
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