"If only we knew in advance," is what they say very muchmany people, when a situation occurs for which they were not prepared. Usually, in such situations, a hasty and not always correct decision is made. This applies to absolutely everything, including emergency contraception. It would seem that a regular contraceptive is suitable, it is reliable and has never failed. Why think about the bad? This is a feature of human thinking, we think that something bad happens to others, but it can never happen to us. That is why, when an unforeseen situation occurs, for example, a condom breaks, we are at a loss. Whether to immediately run to the pharmacy, or first try to find out something on the Internet. Attempts to find out something on the Internet, as a rule, are not very successful for two reasons. On various sites you can find either purely scientific information with a large number of professional terms, or reviews of all possible means of emergency contraception, from folk methods in the form of a lemon, ending with an intrauterine device. At the same time, you will hardly find anywhere a mention that the effectiveness of emergency contraception drugs is not constant and depends on many factors. For example, on the time that has passed since unprotected intercourse, on the day of the cycle, on body weight. If you go straight to the pharmacy, the situation will be little better. Few pharmacists and druggists will be able to help in choosing emergency contraception on par with a gynecologist. Still, despite the fact that pharmacy employees are specialists with a specialized education, their qualifications differ from the qualifications of a doctor. They can offer a choice of several drugs that are available, explain how they differ from each other. But they will not ask questions about weight, day of the cycle and the amount of time that has passed since the unprotected contract. That is why so often on women's forums you can find a lot of negative reviews about such drugs, from serious side effects to abortions. To prevent this from happening, it is better to learn about various drugs in advance, so that if an unforeseen situation occurs, you can quickly and correctly make a choice. Perhaps this will never happen in your life, but you can help someone you know with competent advice.
