Morning-after pill triple-pack - £74.97
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Morning-after pill - how we can help you
This confidential service is a convenient way to plan ahead and get the morning-after pill before you need it. If you've
already had unprotected sex and need the morning-after pill straight away, you mustn't use this service and should go to a
pharmacy, GP or family planic clinic straight away.
Name on card
To use this service, you need to make payment with a debit or credit card in your own name. If you use someone
else's card we will refund you.
How the service works
Register online and fill in the questionnaire. If it's safe to do so, we'll then send you the medication. We'll wait at
least 72 hours before sending it to you to discourage anyone from using this service in response to sex they've already
had.
Potential side-effects
The morning-after pill has no serious or long lasting side-effects. Some women may suffer from nausea after taking the
emergency pill. A very small number of women vomit after taking it. It's possible that the morning-after pill may cause a
rash, although this is extremely rare.
Efficacy
The morning-after pill is more effective the sooner you take it. Of the pregnancies that could be expected to occur if
the emergency pill isn't used, the morning-after pill is thought to prevent 95% of pregnancies if taken withon 24 hours, up
to 85% if taken within 48 hours, and up to 58% if taken within 72 hours. There isn't sufficient data to know how effective
the morning-after pill is if taken after 72 hours. If you vomit within two hours of taking the morning-after pill, it
probably won't work. The morning-after pill is far less effective than ongoing contraceptive and won't protect you from
STIs.
What other types of emergency contraception are there?
The other type of emergency contraception is the emergency IUD. An emergency IUD is more effective than the
morning-after pill, but is less convenient in the sense that a trained person needs to fit one. If you had sex more than 72
hours ago, you're strongly advised to use an emergency IUD and not the emergency pill.
Who should not use this service?
Our doctors are only able to prescribe the morning-after pill to women aged over 18. Men can not request treatment on
behalf of their partners. A woman who already knows that she's allergic to levonorgestrel should not use this service.
