Is it dangerous to take 4 emergency contraceptive pills in 1 month?

Question
Please ask the doctor, does taking 4 birth control pills a month have any effect? Thank you doctor for sharing information to help me.
Nguyen Thi Kim (2004)
Reply
Hello. Emergency contraceptive pills are oral contraceptives that are more than 75% effective at preventing pregnancy but are not recommended for regular use. The dose of the drug is 4 times higher than the daily contraceptive pill, so it should only be used by healthy people and not used more than 2 times / month. The abuse of emergency contraceptive pills can cause many negative effects and dangerous complications for the body such as atrophy of the uterine lining, long-term effects on women's fertility. In addition, when you use too many emergency contraceptive pills, you are also prone to liver, kidney, cardiovascular or reproductive organ cancers,...
If you take emergency contraception because of force majeure reasons. , you should carefully read the instructions for use of the drug, take it as soon as possible after sex, take the full dose and at the prescribed time. To ensure your own health, you should use condoms when having sex to not only effectively prevent pregnancy but also prevent sexually transmitted diseases.
Thank you for submitting your question to Vinmec Health System. Best regards!

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