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Emergency contraception

by Peg Plumbo

question
One of your responses on the morning-after pill talks of the dosage making the uterus ‘inhospitable’ to an egg. If this dosage is used and the egg manages to implant anyway, what would be the negative effects on the foetus from the high hormone levels and, presumably, a less than ideal lining in which the egg would settle? Would a miscarriage or birth defects automatically follow? I have just taken an emergency dose and I'm now wracked with concern about what will happen if my period doesn't come.

answer
It's normal for you to be concerned about this, but if the egg does implant, that generally means that the lining was adequate. If not, the egg would probably not get a secure hold or enough nourishment and a miscarriage might occur.

This is such a good method of emergency contraception, that there are few consequent pregnancies reported in medical literature. Those that are reported show no adverse reaction on the pregnancy or foetus.

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