if you ovulated around the day of the sex, then the EC won't do anything. it works to prevent conception mainly by preventing ovulation (to a lesser extent it may prevent fertilization and implantation of an egg), which is to say that if you've already ovulated, it may not help as much.
BUT withdrawal (when used correctly) does significantly reduce your chances of conceiving, so chances are you didn't just get knocked up. :)
as far as taking the pills at once time: i believe i read somewhere that taking the pills simultaneously actually helps the EC work better, but you lose little effectiveness by spacing them 12 hours apart and it reduces the chance of nausea, etc., so usually people are told to space them. it just sounds like you have the stomach of steel :)
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Date: 2008-10-28 01:40 pm (UTC)BUT withdrawal (when used correctly) does significantly reduce your chances of conceiving, so chances are you didn't just get knocked up. :)
as far as taking the pills at once time: i believe i read somewhere that taking the pills simultaneously actually helps the EC work better, but you lose little effectiveness by spacing them 12 hours apart and it reduces the chance of nausea, etc., so usually people are told to space them. it just sounds like you have the stomach of steel :)