The situation is more common than most people admit: an unexpected moment, a contraceptive slip, or simply an instance of unprotected sex, and you find yourself reaching for the emergency contraceptive pill (ECP), that small but loaded tablet that promises a second chance at prevention. Maybe you have taken it once before, and it worked. Maybe you are now wondering whether you can take it again this month, and whether doing so repeatedly carries risks, but your pharmacist was

You have taken your last pill, packed away the blister pack, and now you are waiting. Maybe you are waiting to conceive. Maybe you simply want your natural cycle back. Either way, days pass, then weeks, and your period still has not shown up. The silence from your body feels louder with each passing day. Here is the reassurance most women need to hear first: a delayed or absent period after stopping the birth control pill is extremely common, medically recognised, and in most