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The Morning After Pill
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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The Morning After Pill
......of the law of the land and I’m glad women have choice, I am very uncomfortable with abortion. If the morning after pill worked by impairing implantation or causing an abortion, I would not be... Read more »Emergency contraception
Morning-after pill; Postcoital contraception; Birth control - emergency; Plan B; Preven Read more »Pregnancy Options
Here’s the scenario: you’re young and sexually active. One day while having sex, the condom breaks. You go home in a panic, questions racing through your head at lightning speed. What if I’m... Read more »Ectopic pregnancy
...intrauterine device (IUD) using progesterone also have an increased risk of ectopic pregnancy. The "morning after pill" (emergency contraception) has been linked to some cases of ectopic... Read more »Birth Control Options for Women: Emergency Contraception
...breaks or a diaphragm dislodges)Basics of Emergency ContraceptionEmergency contraception, also called the morning after pill, uses the hormones found in birth control pills to prevent either... Read more »Images
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