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2. Emergency contraception - Wikipedia

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   Emergency contraception (EC) is a birth control measure, used after sexual intercourse to prevent pregnancy.. There are different forms of EC. Emergency contraceptive pills (ECPs), sometimes simply referred to as emergency contraceptives (ECs), or the morning-after pill, are medications intended to disrupt or delay ovulation or fertilization, which are necessary for pregnancy.

3. What is Plan B birth control? How do morning after pills work ...

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   Morning-after pills such as Plan B One-Step can lower a woman's chances of getting pregnant by 75-89% if taken within three days of having unprotected sex, according to Planned Parenthood.

4. Why, Yes, You Can Get the Morning-After Pill in Some ... - AOL

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   On the 50th anniversary of Roe, there's a movement to get you free emergency contraception wherever you are (the next day or the night before). Why, Yes, You Can Get the Morning-After Pill in Some ...

5. CDC Recommends Antibiotic for Use as 'Morning After Pill' to ...

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   “Postexposure prophylaxis means that you take it after a potential exposure to an STI, ideally within 24 hours but up to 72 hours, and it helps prevent the infection from occurring.

6. Emergency contraceptive availability by country - Wikipedia

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   Available since 2016 after a judicial protest from the Women's Rights Foundation [90] [91] There remains a common misconception that it is an abortifacient [citation needed] Mauritania: Africa: Mauritius: Indian Ocean: Mexico: North America (LNG only) None: Free in family planning centres: 75% [92] Micronesia: Oceania: Possibly due to small ...

7. Levonorgestrel - Wikipedia

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   The most widely used form of oral emergency contraception is the progestin-only pill, which contains a 1.5 mg dosage of levonorgestrel. [36] Levonorgestrel-only emergency contraceptive pills are reported to have an 89% effectiveness rate if taken within the recommended 72 hours after sex. [38]