Emergency contraception (postcoital contraception, the "morning-after pill") has been available for almost 30 years but remains vastly underutilized. As many as 50% of undesired pregnancies could ...

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Connecticut considers offering grants to open vending machines on campuses for emergency contraceptives and essential ...

Plan B and other forms of emergency contraception do not have long-term effects if you use them multiple times. The Office on Women's Health (OWH) advises not using Plan B as a regular form of ...

Emergency pills should only be taken three times a year (Photo: Courtesy) Grace Wambua, a mother of two, only remembered she had not taken the emergency pill several days after engaging in ...