Emergency Contraceptive Pill

If something goes wrong, don't panic.
An emergency contraception service you can reach when you need it.

What is the emergency contraceptive pill?
Medication to help prevent pregnancy when something has gone wrong
The emergency contraceptive pill is taken when no contraception was used, or when contraception may have failed — for example if a condom broke.
Taking it as soon as possible after intercourse is important, and the window in which each medicine can be taken differs. We offer both a 72-hour type and a 120-hour type, and will advise which is suitable for you after a consultation.

●You may want to talk to us if
・You are worried you may be pregnant
・Your contraception may have failed
・This is your first time taking an emergency contraceptive pill
・You are not sure which medicine to choose

After intercourse where pregnancy is not wanted, the choice of medicines available narrows as time passes.
Please don't carry the worry on your own — get in touch as early as you can.

CONCERNSDo any of these sound familiar?

A condom broke
You are not sure the contraception worked
You had intercourse without contraception
Your cycle is irregular and you are worried about pregnancy
You want to speak to someone as soon as possible

About the emergency contraceptive pill

Taking it as early as possible matters.
The emergency contraceptive pill is taken when no contraception was used, or when contraception may have failed, such as a condom breaking.
Taking it as soon as possible after intercourse gives the best chance of preventing pregnancy. We offer Madonna, a 72-hour type, and Ulpisad, a 120-hour type.
In general, the shorter the time before you take it, the more effective it is expected to be, so if you are worried about pregnancy we recommend consulting us as early as possible.

How it works

The emergency contraceptive pill works mainly by delaying or suppressing ovulation, and so helps prevent pregnancy.
Because it is more effective the earlier it is taken, please get in touch as soon as you can if you have any concerns about contraception.

About safety

Emergency contraceptive pills are widely used both in Japan and internationally.
Side effects such as nausea, headache, fatigue and irregular bleeding may occur after taking one, but these are usually mild and temporary, and in most cases resolve on their own.
Taking it once is not considered to affect future pregnancy or your fertility.

How to take it

Once your medicine arrives, take it as soon as possible with water or lukewarm water. It can be taken with or without food.

●Madonna (72-hour type)
An emergency contraceptive taken within 72 hours of intercourse.

How to take it
Within 24 hours of intercourse
Take one tablet first
Take the remaining tablet 12 hours later
Between 24 and 72 hours after intercourse
Take both tablets together

●Ulpisad (120-hour type)
An emergency contraceptive that can be taken within 120 hours of intercourse.

How to take it
Take one tablet once, within 120 hours of intercourse

After taking it

The emergency contraceptive pill is intended to prevent pregnancy from that particular act of intercourse; it does not provide contraception for intercourse afterwards.
If you want contraception after taking it, please use a method such as a condom.
If your period has not arrived more than a week after it was due, or if you are worried about pregnancy, please consider using a pregnancy test or seeing a doctor.

●How our emergency contraception service works
Completed entirely online
Consultations take place on your smartphone, so you can be seen from home or while you are out.

●Same-day shipping available
If your booking, consultation and payment are completed within our cut-off time, we can ship the same day.

●Discreet delivery
We send everything in packaging that does not reveal the contents. Delivery to an address other than your home is also possible.

●A doctor decides what is right for you
The doctor checks how much time has passed since intercourse, your current situation and any medicines you are taking, then decides and prescribes the appropriate medicine.

RECOMMENDEDWhen you're worried, the sooner you ask, the better.

The more time passes, the fewer medicines remain available to you.

Don't carry it alone — talk to us right now, from your phone.

PRICEPricing

Prescription medicine

Madonna

Madonna (72 hours)

1 pack¥6,820
2 packs¥12,276

Ulpisad

Ulpisad (120 hours)

1 pack¥8,800
2 packs¥15,840

Optional delivery

Motorcycle courierFrom 1 hour

Within Tokyo's 23 wards (includes the ¥550 shipping fee)¥5,500

About motorcycle courier delivery

Available area: within Tokyo's 23 wards
Delivered in as little as one hour

If you are in a hurry, same-day delivery by motorcycle courier is available.
※Shipping is charged separately at ¥550 (standard delivery, tax included).
※All prices include tax.
※We can prescribe and ship only to addresses within Japan. Consultations are available in English.

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ABOUTUses and Key Points

About the medicines we prescribe

Product name: Ulpisad (Saba Ilac)
[Dosage] One tablet once, within 120 hours
[Side effects] Drowsiness, temporary irregular bleeding, swelling, nausea, headache, lower abdominal pain and similar

1. Regarding unapproved medicines: not approved in Japan
2. Supply route: purchased through a domestic pharmaceutical distributor.
3. Availability of an approved equivalent in Japan: medicines such as NorLevo are approved in Japan as emergency contraceptives.
4. Safety information from other countries: ellaOne (active ingredient: ulipristal acetate), which contains the same active ingredient, is approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as an emergency contraceptive. Ulpisad is a generic version of ellaOne.
5. Regarding the Relief System for Adverse Drug Reactions: in the unlikely event of a serious side effect, it would fall outside the scope of Japan’s national Relief System for Sufferers from Adverse Drug Reactions.

Product name: Madonna (Biopharm Chemicals)
[Dosage] Two tablets within 72 hours ・If taken within 24 hours of intercourse, take one tablet, then take the remaining tablet 12 hours later ・If taken between 24 and 72 hours after intercourse, take two tablets together
[Side effects] Drowsiness, temporary irregular bleeding, swelling, nausea, headache, lower abdominal pain and similar
1. Regarding unapproved medicines: not approved in Japan
2. Supply route: purchased through a domestic pharmaceutical distributor.
3. Availability of an approved equivalent in Japan: medicines such as NorLevo are approved in Japan as emergency contraceptives.
4. Safety information from other countries: date of approval in the country of origin (Thailand): 11 September 1995. It is not approved in the major European countries or the United States, and there is a possibility that significant risks have not been identified.
5. Regarding the Relief System for Adverse Drug Reactions: in the unlikely event of a serious side effect, it would fall outside the scope of Japan’s national Relief System for Sufferers from Adverse Drug Reactions.

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Online consultation

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Dispatch

Order by 17:00 for same-day dispatch, arriving as early as the next day.

*If you complete the questionnaire after hours, the consultation and dispatch take place the following morning.

*For Hokkaido, Kyushu, Shikoku and the Chugoku region, delivery takes at least two days.
Delivery

Discreetly packaged and delivered to your letterbox. The label describes the contents only as “お品物” (an item).