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2. 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.

3. Levonorgestrel - Wikipedia

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   Levonorgestrel is a hormonal medication which is used in a number of birth control methods. [3] [7] It is combined with an estrogen to make combination birth control pills. [8]As an emergency birth control, sold under the brand names Plan B One-Step and Julie, among others, it is useful within 72 hours of unprotected sex.

4. 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.

5. Birth control in the United States - Wikipedia

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   In 1997, the FDA approved a prescription emergency contraception pill (known as the morning-after pill), which became available over the counter in 2006. [53] In 2010, ulipristal acetate , an emergency contraceptive which is more effective after a longer delay was approved for use up to five days after unprotected sexual intercourse . [ 54 ]

6. Olivia Rodrigo hands out free morning-after pills, condoms at ...

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   Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey on June 24, 2022, Missouri was among a handful of states that saw its previously unconstitutional anti-abortion laws, also known as “trigger” laws , go ...

7. Comparison of birth control methods - Wikipedia

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   Oral contraceptives are another option, these are commonly known as 'the pill'. These must be taken at the same time every day in order to be the most effective. There are two different options, there is a combined pill that contains both of the hormones estrogen and progestin, and a progestin-only pill. The failure rate of each of these oral ...