It's a fact of life that accidents happen with contraception. Perhaps you are on the Pill and forgot to take it? Maybe you have been sick and you're wondering if the Pill will still work? Possibly you were using a condom and something went wrong?

If you're worried about having had unprotected sex, this part of the site will tell you everything you need to know about Levonelle One Step®, (the morning after pill or emergency contraceptive pill) including how soon you need to take it and what happens when you ask for it at the pharmacy.

If you think you may need emergency contraception it's important to act quickly - within hours rather than days.

There are two kinds of emergency contraception:

Levonelle One Step®, the emergency contraceptive pill
Can be taken up to 3 days (72 hours) after unprotected sex

The IUD (Intrauterine device) also called the coil
Can be fitted up to 5 days (120 hours) after unprotected sex.

Click on the links above to find out more.