There may be times when you need emergency contraception. Examples of this include:
- You’ve had unprotected sex
- Your contraception has failed e.g. the condom has split during intercourse
- You’ve missed your pill or been late getting your injection
- You’ve had sickness or diarrhoea
To reduce the risk of pregnancy, it’s important to ensure that you take some form of emergency contraception as soon as possible. You can access emergency contraception by walking in to any of our clinics and waiting to be seen, or by calling (0191) 5699966 to have a telephone assessment.
The oral tablet or morning after pill
You can get this at any of our drop in clinics, from your GP and from some pharmacies in Sunderland. Depending where you are in your cycle will depend on how effective this will be.
Intra-uterine copper device (coil)
A Copper IUCD (coil) is considered gold standard in emergency contraception and should be considered if you are at risk of an unintended pregnancy. You have to have this inserted by a health professional and you can continue to use this as your future contraception. You can discuss the coil at one of our clinics.
For more information visit: Emergency contraception - NHS
