unprotected sex? take action
Have you had penis-in-vagina sex without being protected by the pill, a condom or another contraceptive? Then there’s a chance that an egg has been fertilized by a sperm cell.
When is there a chance of pregnancy?
- If you have penis-in-vagina sex without using reliable contraception or a condom
- If semen or pre-ejaculate enters the vagina
- If you take the pill, but you’ve missed 1 or more pills
- If you take the pill and you experience vomiting or diarrhea within 3 hours of taking it
- If the condom breaks and you are not using any other contraception
- If something goes wrong with your contraceptive ring, patch, injection, hormone implant or IUD
Don’t want to get pregnant?
You have emergency contraception options.
- Morning-after pill
Get the morning-after pill, often referred to as emergency contraception, from the pharmacy or Fundashon Famia Plania as soon as possible. You can do this without a prescription. If you do this within 5 days after sex, the chance that you are pregnant is small. The sooner you do this, the more effective it is.
- Copper IUD (Intrauterine Device)
You can have a copper IUD inserted in your uterus. This can be done up to 5 days after unprotected sex. Go to your doctor or Fundashon Famia Plania for this. After that, a copper IUD protects you against pregnancy for 5 to 10 years.
Do you want to get pregnant?
Wait patiently, then take a pregnancy test . You can do this from the first day that your period should have started. You can buy pregnancy tests at the pharmacy. You can also do a pregnancy test at Fundashon Famia Plania.
Partners, you can do something too!
Did you have unprotected sex with a girl as a boy? And neither of you want a pregnancy? This is what you can do together:
- Get the morning-after pill together from a pharmacy or at Fundashon Famia Plania
- If your partner prefers the emergency IUD, go to the doctor or Fundashon Famia Plania together. The emergency IUD is a copper coil
- Share the costs of the morning-after pill or the emergency IUD. At Fundashon Famia Plania the copper IUD costs around 85 guilders and the morning-after pill costs around 12.50 guilders
Regular unprotected sex?
Find contraception that suits you. Explore your contraception options here.
STI test
If you had sex without a condom, there is a chance you have contracted an STI. You can get an STI test at the Center for Sexual Health Curaçao (CSGC), or from your own doctor.
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