Emergency Contraception Guides

Emergency contraception decisions involve four overlapping questions: how much time has passed since unprotected sex, which product fits that timing window, how to access the medication quickly in your part of the Philippines, and what to expect in the hours and days that follow. The four categories above are organized around those questions so you can jump directly to the section that matches your situation.

If you've just had unprotected sex, contraceptive failure, or any event that prompted you to look up EC, the timing guides are usually the right place to start. From there, a comparison guide helps confirm whether Postinor (levonorgestrel 1.5mg) or Mifestad (ulipristal acetate 30mg) is the better fit. Health information and situation guides cover the practical follow-ups — side effects, body weight considerations, multiple uses, and the specific scenarios (broken condom, missed pill, late injection, IUD displacement, post-assault care) that frequently bring people to the platform.

Each guide is written for a Philippines-specific context. That means accurate product availability, real Metro Manila same-day delivery windows, J&T Express transit times to the provinces, and pricing in pesos rather than generic global estimates. Citations come from WHO, FDA, and ACOG guidance, supplemented by peer-reviewed research where available.

If reading is not the fastest path for your situation, the Ruth Health Effectiveness Calculator can map your hours-elapsed window to a recommended product in a single screen. The intake form can then take that recommendation through to checkout. Clinician review is included whenever your situation needs it — for example, breastfeeding, ongoing medications, or uncertainty about the time of unprotected sex.

Every guide is grounded in evidence from the World Health Organization's Emergency Contraception Fact Sheet, the United States Food and Drug Administration's labeling for levonorgestrel and ulipristal acetate, and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists' guidance for emergency contraception. Where relevant, we also reference peer-reviewed research on body weight, breastfeeding, and repeated use.

Editorial drafts are reviewed by Ruth Health clinicians before publication, and citations are versioned against the authoritative source. The goal is not to replace medical advice but to give you a clear and accurate starting point so that any conversation with a clinician — through Ruth Health or elsewhere — is more productive.

We publish in both English and Tagalog and aim for parity between the two so that a Tagalog speaker is not getting a lighter or older version of the content. Translations are handled by native Tagalog speakers familiar with the medical terminology, not by automated tools.