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Friday, October, 23, 2009

Side Effects Of Plan B Pill

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Plan B emergency contraception: What you need to know

By Amy Hendel Health Expert

Let's start by establishing what emergency contraception is.  It's a method of preventing pregnancy when you have had unprotected sex, or when you think a contraception method you used has failed.  You then need some way to prevent the possible pregnancy you suspect may occur.  The drugs you take, called emergency contraception or EC, will contain doses of estrogen and progestin together or separately, and currently two FDA approved options include Preven and Plan B.  Plan B is the EC reques...

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Birth Control Options for Women: Emergency Contraception
...morning-after pills, they are actually the same oral contraceptives that users of OCs take regularly.Side effects of emergency oral contraception methods include:Nausea and vomiting are common in... Read more »
Emergency contraception
...unprotected sexual intercourse. Emergency contraception by IUD insertion is even more effective. SIDE EFFECTS Mild and often unpleasant side effects from emergency contraception medications... Read more »
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...estrogen compound used in most oral contraceptives is estradiol and is always used with a progestin.Effects on Reproduction. When used throughout a menstrual cycle with progesterone, it suppresses... Read more »
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