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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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Expert & Community Posts
Your Guide To Choosing Birth Control
By Amy Hendel , Health ExpertYou are off to the doctor to discuss birth control, and depending on your age, your health and... Read more »
Birth Control Side Effects Guide
By Amy Hendel , Health ExpertThere are a variety of choices when it comes to birth control. One type of birth control is the... Read more »
I don't want to get pregnant...What are my birth control options?
By Amy Hendel , Health Expert...pregnant in the first place? It all begins with birth control options and which one fits your... Read more »
Birth Control for Women over 30
By Amy Hendel , Health Expert...don't want to ever get pregnant - there's a choice of birth control that's a good fit for your... Read more »
NuvaRing and Norplant – Alternative Hormone Birth Control Options
By Amy Hendel , Health ExpertThe NuvaRing is a birth control option that is as effective as oral contraception, but you don't... Read more »
Health Guide
Emergency contraception
...contraception pills are taken after unprotected sex to prevent pregnancy from occurring. Unlike most types of birth control, which must be put in place or taken before intercourse, emergency... Read more »A Matter of Heart
...years old, she didn't know she was increasing her chances of having a heart attack by taking low-dose birth control pills and smoking 40 cigarettes -- essentially two packs -- every day. "I didn't... Read more »What You Need to Know About Birth Control
...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 »STD Prevention
...prevention, spermicides are best used with condoms, not in place of them. Diaphragm, Sponge and Cap These types of birth control are inserted into the vagina to hold spermicide up to the cervix... Read more »Coping with your period
...problems and pregnancy. Treatment options include hormonal medications to make you have a period and birth control pills to keep your periods regular. Birth control pills contain estrogen and... Read more »Images
Medications
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...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 »
...may decrease the effectiveness of combination-type birth control pills. This can result in... Read more »
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