Emergency Contraception Services
Emergency contraception is a safe and effective method, ensuring responsible pregnancy prevention when regular methods fail.
In Ireland, women aged 17-30 can avail of free emergency contraception in their local pharmacy, like Flynn's Pharmacy, with no prescription needed.
𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗮𝘁 𝗙𝗹𝘆𝗻𝗻'𝘀 𝗣𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗰𝘆?
- Our trained Pharmacists invite you into our private care room and carry out a consultation.
- They assess your eligibility through a short questionnaire and discuss medication options.
- If Emergency Contraception is suitable, our pharmacist will provide you with the appropriate medication; if it is not, they will provide advice and support.
𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗜 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗘𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻?
- If you had unprotected sex within the last 120 hours (five days), if your condom broke, or if there's a concern about the effectiveness of your regular contraception (e.g., missed birth control pill or recent vomiting).
𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿, 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹-𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗲'𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗮 𝘀𝗮𝗳𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀.
Note: Emergency contraception should not be used as your usual method of contraception.