Emergency contraception

That may depend on where you were in your cycle when you took the EC. Your period may be a little early, a little late, or right on time. If your next period is more than 2 weeks late, you should take a pregnancy test. Just to make sure.

To prevent nausea and vomiting, you can take the non-prescription anti-nausea medicine meclizine (also sold under the brand names Dramamine II or Bonine) an hour before taking the first dose of EC. Note that this might make you drowsy.

If you end up puking within an hour of taking a dose of EC, you may want to take that dose again in case your body didn’t absorb the hormones yet.