The day of your ovulation was around 48 hours after unprotected sex so you should be protected. The morning after pill is most effective at preventing pregnancy if it is taken within 72 hours of intercourse. For Levonelle, if you are not ovulating and take it within 72 hours then you have a 97-99% chance of not getting pregnant. Most morning after pills are formulated with a synthetic version of the hormone progestin (also called levonorgestrel). It takes emergency contraception from 12-24 hours to be effective (1 day). For those women, Ella or the Paragard IUD is recommended. I took the morning after pill the next day around 5pm. This was around 11pm. How effective is the morning after pill when ovulating? Many women may choose to use Plan B One-Step (or its generic forms, My Way, Take Action, and Next Choice One Dose) as emergency contraception to prevent pregnancy after birth control failure or unprotected intercourse. There’s only one brand, called ella. I was just one pill, from the chemist.
The morning after pill, a form of emergency contraception, can be an extremely useful and effective way of preventing accidental pregnancy. Lastly, Plan B pills may not be as effective for those with a Body Mass Index above 25. How effective is the morning after pill doesn't work if you're ovulating ? According to my calender this day was still within my fertile period. Emergency contraception remains effective for at least 10 days. If you didn't forget a pill or take a pill late, then I'm not sure why you took the morning after pill, but the birth control pill will still be effective even though you took the morning after pill. 1 doctor responded Will the morning after pill be effective after taking it 55 hours later, and is almost certain that they are ovul more Will the morning after pill be effective after taking it 55 hours later, and is almost certain that they are ovulating? This was around 11pm. Since you can only get pregnant around the time you are ovulating then it makes sense that the pill would still work while you are ovulating - otherwise, there wouldn't even be a morning after pill.
In addition, morning after pills wont work if your body has already started ovulating. Both types of morning after pill, Levonorgestrel and ellaOne are effective only if taken before the release of an egg from the ovary (ovulation). This is the most effective type of emergency contraception. I took the morning after pill the next day around 5pm. Levonelle is not recommended if you are close to ovulation. I took this within 3 hours of the inccident.