does the day after pill only work the day after?

Answer 1

You have to take it within 72 hours of when you had unprotected sex (at the latest).

Answer 2

The way I understand it, you have roughly a 72 hour window before the sperm reaches the egg. The pill simply stops the sperm from reaching the egg.
Although you have a few days to worry about things, it's best to intercept the sperm as soon as possible, which would be the day after. The pill may work for the next couple of days, but there's a lesser chance of success.

Answer 3

Although the emergency contraceptive pills are referred to as “the morning after pill,” the drug is never taken as a single dose. Instead, the pills are taken in two doses. The first dose may be taken up to 72 hours (three days) after an act of unprotected intercourse, and the second dose should be taken 12 hours after the initial dose.

Answer 4

it works up to 3 days after.

Answer 5

I don't think you should ask a question about the abortion pill in the "Trying to Conceive" forum. It is full of a bunch of women who are desperately trying to have a baby, not get rid of one! However, to your question, you have 72 hours from the time of intercourse to take the Plan B pill.

Answer 6

It works as soon as the incident happened and up to 72 hours from that. You can also take both of the pills at the same time my doctor told me to go ahead and take both of them together and it worked.

Answer 7

No, it's effective the first 72 hours.

Answer 8

Check out the link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morning_after_pill

Good luck.

Answer 9

Go KS5957! Please many of us have been trying for soooo long to conceive

Answer 10

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