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 ...

The sooner emergency drug contraception is taken after intercourse, the more effective it is. This medicine works mainly by delaying ovulation. Drug-induced emergency contraception is a drug used ...

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 ...

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