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Emergency contraception: How much do you know about the morning after pill?
Emergency contraception (ECP) is sometimes called "morning after pill." It should not be used as a substitute for regular birth control, but can be used after unprotected sex. Some of the reasons women may use the ECP are:
• You had unprotected sex
• You used a condom but it broke
• You missed two or more birth control pills in a row
• You received a birth control shot late or should have received it but have not yet
• You were forced to have sex
Emergency contraception will not ...
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...evenly divided between intended and unintended (no contraception or failed contraception). If no birth control is used, there is a 25% chance that intercourse will result in a pregnancy. So if... Read more »Emergency contraception
Emergency contraception is a method of birth control that can be used within 3 days of sexual intercourse. Alternative Names Morning-after pill; Postcoital contraception;... Read more »Oops, I think I'm Pregnant!
...that was printed on the box of the contraceptive of your choice. Some of you even used two methods of birth control, but it still happened -- you got pregnant -- or so you think. Now your period's... Read more »The Morning After Pill
...that the morning after pill -- or emergency contraception -- works exactly the same way as the daily birth control pill. There is really no difference whatsoever. The morning after pill is... Read more »Images
Medications
...womb (implantation). Besides preventing pregnancy, birth control pills have been shown to help... Read more »
...womb (implantation). Besides preventing pregnancy, birth control pills have been shown to help... Read more »
...womb (implantation). Besides preventing pregnancy, birth control pills have been shown to help... Read more »
...can decrease the effectiveness of combination-type birth control by decreasing the amount of... Read more »
...can decrease the effectiveness of combination-type birth control by decreasing the amount of... Read more »
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