Will emergency contraception work?

[harverina]

Morning!

In a bit of a panic and looking for some advice. DH and I had sex last night and the condom split.

I’ve checked my tracker and my period is due in 7-9 days, depending on how long my cycle is this month. It can very between 24 and 28 days. So I will already have ovulated. My tracker is saying low chance of getting pregnant however, I think I ovulated late this month as had ovulation type pains on the 4th which was of course only 5 days ago.

So can someone please help me out by telling me what my options are? Would it be a waste of time to get the morning after pill today?

Thanks so much

[slipperywhensparticus]

The copper coil will be best if you have already ovulated

[harverina]

Fab thank you. What a mess. I have work on Monday and assume it’s not something I can have done over the weekend. But I will need to get it done if I want to avoid being pregnant.

[Ohnoherewego62]

Depends how long after your ovulated ig you had unprotected sex. Also if you had sex just before ovulation, sperm could be waiting as they can live up to 7 days.

Morning after pill is most effective in the first 24 hours. Effectiveness declines over a few days. Theres another pill that can be used up to 5 days after unprotected sex and failing that, emergency copper coil fitting will do the job.

[harverina]

So, I think I ovulated on Monday based on ovulation pain, I had sex last night. My period tracker tells me I am low risk of getting pregnant BUT it’s not taking in to account that I think I ovulated late.

Totally stressed out!!