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Types of Emergency Contraception
While there are several options for emergency contraception, they generally fall into two categories: hormonal and non-hormonal-based approaches.
Understanding the Risks of Emergency Contraception
While no medication or treatment is without risks, the first and most important thing to know about emergency contraception is that all the risks associated with them are far less than those associated with pregnancy.
What You Can Expect After Taking the Morning After Pill
Realizing that you are at risk for an unwanted pregnancy is a very scary experience.

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The Morning After Pill
You may have had a momentary lapse of good judgment, and suddenly find yourself the next morning, concerned that, "you could be pregnant."
Emergency contraception: How much do you know about the morning after pill?
Emergency contraception (ECP) is sometimes called "morning after pill."
Ten Myths About Emergency Contraception
Although emergency contraception (EC) pills, often referred to as "the morning after pill," is available in many countries around the world and is accessible, without a prescription, for women over 17 years old, in the U.S. there is still a great deal of misinformation and misunderstanding of how this works.

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