Emergency Contraceptive Richter is an emergency contraceptive that can be used within 72 hours (3 days) of unprotected sex or if your usual contraceptive method has failed.
Emergency Contraceptive Richter contains a synthetic hormone-like active substance called levonorgestrel. It prevents about 85 % of expected pregnancies when you take it within 72 hours of having unprotected sex. It will not prevent a pregnancy every time and is more effective if you take it as soon as possible after unprotected sex.
It is better to take it within 12 hours rather than delay until the third day.
Emergency Contraceptive Richter is thought to work by:
• stopping your ovaries from releasing an egg;
• preventing sperm from fertilising any egg you may have already released.
It does not work if you are already pregnant. If you have unprotected sex after taking Emergency Contraceptive Richter, it will not stop you from becoming pregnant.
Do not use Emergency Contraceptive Richter if you are allergic to levonorgestrel or any of the other ingredients of this medicine.
This emergency contraception is not suitable for you:
- If you are pregnant or think that you may already be pregnant.
- Levonorgestrel is not recommended for young women under 16 years of age without medical supervision.
The use of Emergency Contraceptive Richter is not advised if:
- you have a disease of your small bowel (such as Crohn’s disease) that inhibits the absorption of the drug
- you have severe liver problems
- you have a history of ectopic pregnancy (where the baby develops somewhere outside the womb)
- you have ever had a disease called salpingitis (inflammation of the Fallopian tubes).
This medicine can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them.
Very common:
- Feeling sick (nausea)
- You might have some irregular bleeding until your next period
- You might have lower abdominal pain
- Tiredness
- Headache
Common:
- Being sick (vomiting)
- Your period might be different. Most women will have a normal period at the expected time, but some may have their period later or earlier than normal. You might also have some irregular bleeding or spotting until your next period. If your period is more than 5 days late or is unusually light or unusually heavy, you should contact your doctor as soon as possible.
- You might have tender breasts, diarrhoea, feel dizzy after taking this medicine.
Very rare:
- Rash, urticaria, pruritus, swelling of the face, pelvic pain, painful period, abdominal pain.
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