She can wait 10 days and if she doesn't get her period, she can then take a home pregnancy test or request one from her doctor's office. Emergency contraception is only effective if taken within 72 hours of having sexual intercourse. If there is great concern, and it is still within that time, she can take emergency contraception now. Here is an article to know what to expect from taking emergency contraception: Emergency Contraception Update, 2010.
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She can wait 10 days and if she doesn't get her period, she can then take a home pregnancy test or request one from her doctor's office. Emergency contraception is only effective if taken within 72 hours of having sexual intercourse. If there is great concern, and it is still within that time, she can take emergency contraception now. Here is an article to know what to expect from taking emergency contraception: Emergency Contraception Update, 2010.
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