Say you had unprotected sex with your partner. Maybe the condom broke. Maybe the diaphragm or the IUD got misplaced. Or maybe, God forbid, you became a victim of sexual assault. What do you do now? If all this had occurred within the last 3 days, then look no further — get yourself a pack of “Emcon 1” from your local pharmacy.
Important update: Emcon has been rebranded as “Emcon 1”, it is now a single dose medicine instead of double.
A pack of Emcon 1 contains a white-coloured pill, containing 1.5 mg of Levonorgestrel. Applied in a single dose, this progestin-only drug prevents ovulation or fertilisation, and hence protects against pregnancy. Emcon 1 is being manufactured and marketed by Renata Limited in Bangladesh. Outside Bangladesh, you can find this drug under following trade names: Plan B, Levonelle, NorLevo, Postinor or iPill.
If taken in proper timing, this emergency contraceptive (EC) or “morning-after” pill will be up to 95% effective. So how to take it? Take the pill as soon as possible within 72 hours of unprotected sex. It works best if taken within 12 hours, so try to do so if possible. You should remember that more delay you do to take the pill, the less protection you’ll get against pregnancy.
Stuffs to Remember:
- Emcon 1 should not taken on a regular basis
- Emcon 1 is not to be used an alternative of regular birth control pills — emergency cases only
- If you vomit within 3 hours of taking a pill, take another immediately.
- Common side effects are abdominal pain, fatigue, headache, dizziness, and breast tenderness.
You will know if it worked as intended or not if you get your menstrual period within 7 to 10 of taking the pill. For further details, read the following literature carefully:
All generic Levonorgestrel brands available in Bangladeshi market:
| EC-Pill | 1.5 mg | Techno Drugs | 1 tablet pack: ৳65.00 |
| Emcon 1 | 1.5 mg | Renata | 1 tablet pack: ৳70.00 |
| I-Pill DS | 1.5 mg | Popular Pharmaceuticals | 1 tablet pack: ৳70.00 |
| Norix | 0.75 mg | Social Marketing Company | 2 tablet pack: ৳60.00 |
| Norix 1 | 1.5 mg | Social Marketing Company | 1 tablet pack: ৳60.00 |
| Norpill | 0.75 mg | Square Pharmaceuticals | 2 tablet pack: ৳70.00 |
| Norpill 1 | 1.5 mg | Square Pharmaceuticals | 1 tablet pack: ৳70.00 |
| Postinor | 0.75 mg | Gedeon Richter, Hungary | 2 tablet pack: ৳80.00 |
| Setfree | 1.5 mg | Nuvista Pharma | 1 tablet pack: ৳65.00 |
I’m closing the comments section as I don’t have enough spare time to reply. However, almost all questions that you might have should be answered here already, so take your time to go through the comments section. If you still have a query then email me at [email protected] and I’ll get back to you ASAP.
Last updated on June 26, 2021 @ 9:29 BST.
Bren: That’s a great news, all the best!
dear Russell,i had intercourse with my gf today…her regular period is on 22nd….so may be she had ovulation…will pil work??
Ashik: Yes it’ll work, must be taken as soon as possible.
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I had unprotected sex and i went and took both the emcon pill at the same time 24hrs after intercourse. Is it still going to be as effective? Also after taking it about three to fours hours i had severe abdominal pain.what does this mean, is it a bad sign ?
BzeMar_LogAN: No, it’ll not work. Please read the instruction manual, no where is says to have both the pills together, but after a 12-hours interval.
My wife got period on 8th May we did sex on the same day and again she got period on 15th – again we did sex on 14th and hv took Emcon-1 aftre 9hrs of the sex.. tdy 22rd still she did not get period (From 15th May to upto nw it took 40days) – yday we did test but it says negetive – pls reply urgnetly what we will do ?????? Aftre geting the Emcon-1 IS IT 100% sure to get the perod by one WK or it will delay with somereason. plz adv quclly..
Gama: You didn’t put the dates correctly, hard for me to understand the scenario. Anyway if it’s 40 days since consumption of Emcom and still no period, then she’s probably pregnant. Try doing the test from a diagnostic centre for confirmation.
Pls answer quickly – but yday i test with two strips result was negative- other things is she get the lat period on 15th May and we did sex on 14th June after one month – and correctly use the emcon1 (its only one tablet) – tdy 23rd still not get perid.. what do u think and gv me urgnet answer as we hv 7month babay too
I need to knw what ever the situation aftre getting emcon-1 it must be getting period within one week or getting delay with some other reasons as my wife do not hv proper cycle.
Gama: Since she had Emcon on 14th June, she can expect her period soon, probably within next few days. No use of doing pregnancy tests now, it’ll come negative anyway. Looking at your last two comments, I don’t see anything to worry about. Good luck.
Dear Sir, Still she did not period now it has taken 42 days from the last period date – yday also i checked pregnancy it was negative. we did last sex on 14th and tool emcon-1 also on the same day – is there any opportunity to get her pregnant here after and give me clear answer soon – thanks a lot
Hi.My GF had her last period, started at 4th june. We had sex on 25th june. Then after 6/7 hours she took one emcon1. Then in 28th june we had sex again. and she took emcon1 again. and then after 1/2 hours we had sex again. and then she took another pill. The thing is I didn’t know emcon1 was only for emergency. I just found that out. and she was due to her period today. It hasn’t happened yet. She and I both are in very stressful condition. Can you please explain me the scenario we are in? Thank you.
Russel: Not happy with your choice of fake name and fake email address.
Anyway she can expect her period within 12th of this month, not today or tomorrow. There is nothing to worry about, but it was a bad decision to use Emcon thrice. Don’t repeat it again in the next 6 months if you really care for her.
Hi. I am really sorry that I picked that name. I didn’t realize it was your name. I thought picking one name and that came to my mind sorry 🙁 I am in a really stressful condition right now. Hope you understand. And many many thanks for this quick reply. Again I am sorry.
Fine, no worries. 🙂
She’ll have her period, no worries on that, but she’ll have a lot of side-effects (mentioned on the blog post and also on many comments above) in the meantime that may continue for the entire month.
Good luck.
last week me and my gf had unprotected intercourse. after that she took a emcon1. but there are suppose to be a light period within 7 days … but 8 days past no sign of period.. please suggest something..
Jay: This doesn’t always happen in 7 days, many factors are involved with it as well. You should expect it within another week or so. If not, then let me know.
Amr gf ar mashik 7din hoy.5din por thake na bollei chole.R tai 5din ar mathai e amra sex korci mal bitore felci.Ser korar 2hours por akta emcon 1 khowaici.Tar 5din por abar mashik hoitese.Tahole ki o pregnent?Pls vai janan.
Asrap Khader: The answer is no, she’s not pregnant.
I have done sex with my wife 12 july 2013 at 12:30 am . In the morning (9 am) she has taken an emergency birth control pill named emcon 1. then we did sex 13 july again and she took another pill named pestinor 2 at 14 july morning (both pill was 72 hours active). There was 2 pill in pestinor 2 and it was written in the instruction that after one pill taken another will take after 12 hours but my wife take both pill at the same time. Her cyclical period date was 19 july 2013 but it already gone. Period has not started yet. I ejaculated evry time outside of the vagina.
As her period has not started we both are in great tension.
Is this a symbol of pregnency?
Sujan: She had done 2 mistakes here: 1) having 2 emergency pills within a 24-hours interval; 2) ignoring the instructions and having 2 Pestinor pills at once. Now due to reason # 2, there is a possibility that she might get pregnant, but it’s too early to predict that. If she’s not pregnant, then she can expect her period withing the end of this month, forget about 19th or her regular date.
Sir,ami amar girl friend -er-sate sex kare & 30min por emcon khay ekhon ki pregnent hober keno risk ace,ar jodi na thake tobe prioad ki thik somay hobe.kindly ektu janaben.
I’ve done sex with my gf after 15 days of her period. I’m pretty sure I didn’t ejaculate into her vagina. But she is upset and worried. Now it has been 18 days of doing it. Now is there any pill that can remove pregnancy?
Shaon: Hopefully she won’t get pregnant. She should expect her period within the next 2 weeks.
Hasan: No pills will work at this point. Do a pregnancy test to find out if she’s pregnant or not.
my boyfriend didnt ejaculate in me but i took a postinor 2 about <48 hours after as we wanted to be sure. there was light bleeding about 6 days after which lasted for 3-4 days. however im feeling feverish now. and wonder if it Is due to the side effects of postinor 2? also.. i am experiencing abdominal pain occasionally..
Grace: That’s just side-effects, no worries on that. You’re not pregnant. 🙂
Sir,ami amar GF er sathe unprotect sex kari & emcon pill khay & 1week por period hoy ekhon ki pregnenter chance ace & pregnency tester dorkar ace ki? Kindly ektu taratari janaben.
Karim: No need of pregnancy test, she’s not pregnant. Please don’t use Emcon again at least for the next 6 months.
Hi. My wife took emcon1 last month. And she had excessive bleeding starting from 12th july. It lasted like 7/8 days. Now this month her period hasn’t started yet. Why is it happening? Should we go to the doctors? Thanks.
Sumon: It can take another month for her period to resume. This is normal.
Sir,amar gf er period hoy 5/07/2013 & amra unprotect sex kari 16/07/2013 tarikhe emcon pill khawar phole 24/07/2013 tarikhe tar period hoy ekhon ki pregnenter risk ace ki?& jodi na thake tahole tar next period koon tarikhe hobe.sir ektu janaben.
Kamal: No, she’s not pregnant. Period will commence in 1 to 2 months time.
I took the original Emcon(two white pills each 750 microgram) on August 9. I had unprotected sex but he did not ejaculate in me. Just to prevent a possible pregnancy from pre-cum i took the first pill within 1 hour after sex. Then i took the other one after the first 12 hours. Surprisingly i did not experience any side effect after taking both pills. It has been 11 days later and i have not had the withdrawal bleeding yet. I do not have any pains whatsoever in my breasts, low abdomen or lower back. I feel completely normal even now. When i took the pills was about 4 to 5 days before ovulation. I have never been on the pill or any form of birth control before. So now i am wondering if lack of the 7 to 10 days bleeding after taking Emcon could mean i am pregnant. I am quite scared because it seems every other users has had this bleeding. My vaginal mucus has been white, watery, and does not smell bad. Thank you.
My cervical mucus,today, 19/08/2013 is clear, stretchy and kind of thick. Does it mean i am ovulating after taking Emcon on 9/08/2013 as i stated in the first comment? Thanks for assisting us.
Jane: Thanks for leaving the details. Emcon is very effective against pregnancy, and since you never took one before, makes it even more effective. So I don’t see a chance of you getting pregnant, please wait for another 2-3 days and see what happens. Update me if you can.
I highly appreciate your comments Sir. If all goes well my period should come this Sunday, 25/08/2013. I will come back and let you know what will happen. Thanks again for your support.
My wife and I was unprotected sex on July 6 after her period from July 1 to July 4. She took emcon 1 after 36 hours and got her period like bleeding on July 14. The period was a little Javier than normal and it stayed for three days. Now today is august 20 and period is overdue. It is noted that she got an irregular period after some time. Now question is…is she safe or she got pregnant..? Please help we are not ready get a baby now…!!!!
Waried: She’s not pregnant. It can take upt o 2 months for her period to resume counting from the first day of her last period. Read my comments above, I’ve answered similar questions many times. Good luck.
I am back to tell you my period arrived on Thursday night and i am very happy. You predicted 2 to 3 days and you were right after all. Thanks again for your help.
sir, waried is back again. you said my wife will get her period in 1 to 2 months time after her last period on 14 july. now the problem is she noticed her breast got heavy and lot more pain for more than a week but even her period not come. she is little bit tensed. should she need some pregnancy test or it is normal before period to come. please give us hope.
Waried: Breast tenderness is a common side-effect of Emcon. You can do a pregnancy test to be sure, let me know what the result is.
Sir,amr gf er period hoy maser 1-5 tarikar madhay amra unprotect sex kari 16/07/2013 tarike. sex karar por emcon pill use kari & 7din por 24/07/2013 tar period hoy but 26/08/2013 tarik holo period hocce na kano problem hobe ki? Problem na hole period kobe hote pare?tension e ace ektu taratari janaben.
Sumon: This is the 3rd time you’re asking the same question, why? I’ve already answered you before.
EY MY FRIEND HAD TAKEN EMCON AFTER SHE HAD AN PROTECTED AEX WITH HER BOYFRIEND AFTER SHE HAD TAKEN THE PILCE SHE had SEX AFTER 4DAYS BT SHE DID NT TAKE ANY EMCON so is there any chance of her bin pregnant
Kate: Yes, there is a chance. Ask her to do a pregnancy test after 3 weeks of having the last intercourse if she doesn’t have period in the meantime.
what is the current price of emcon 1 (bdt)?
Nuzhat: 65 taka, if they didn’t increase the price recently.
bro wats the work of Levonorgestrel ……. nd um really tensed … can u plzz kindly give me ur number ?
bro can i have ur number ?
Niloy: Post your questions here, we can talk later if needed.