I am currently on Lutera birth control and last night my bf and I had intercourse without a back up plan. Being a little paranoid over this I researched Lutera further today and discovered that acerbic acid can influence the efficacy of the birth control. Unfortunately today I drank a giant jug of odwalla containing approximately 8000% DV of vitamin C . Its been about 24 hours and I m considering using the remaining Lutera pills as an emergency contraceptive , however I m not sure if it would be bad to take that many hormones if unnecessary. Thoughts?
Hi. If You have been using Later perfectly you should not worry much. Your chances of pregnancy are less than 1%. When was your last menstrual period? If the intercourse you had falls within first 7 days or last ten days of your period cycle then there is no need to worry (as it is safe period). There is no need to use later as emergency contraception. If you are using Later regularly O'Malley Chat Doctor. If you have not used later regularly then you can use later as emergency contraception. Take 5 white tablets now and another 5 tablets after 12 hours. I hope I have answered to your satisfaction.