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Emergency Contraception |
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Emergency Contraception:
The emergency contraception pill is usually called as the 'Morning After Pill' and others referred it as Plan B. Plan B emergency contraception is not an abortion pill and it shouldn't be taken as one. It doesn't work as a protection or used as a medicine from HIV/AIDS, sexually transmitted diseases and infections. Morning after pills cannot be used as a long-term protection against pregnancy, it is only used for emergency purposes. Emergency contraception is found to be effective but not as dependable as the regular contraception. The emergency pill becomes less effective the more time that passed by. So the earlier the pill is taken, the better chances for the pill to prevent a pregnancy from occurring. Women who have taken the pill may feel sick and feel like vomiting, if this occurrence happened you are advised to take another pill immediately. Emergency contraception is available over the counter for women 18 years or older. The pharmacy usually keeps this behind the counter and it is known as Plan B. If you have an abnormal vaginal bleeding, suffering from breast cancer, liver disease or tumor, high blood pressure, and diabetes you need to refer it to your doctor before attempting to take Morning after pill. Remember this is not an abortion medicine so this shouldn't be taken if you are already probable to be pregnant. |
Emergency contraception or EC refers to contraceptive measures that are taken after an unprotective intercourse or had contraception but there was a slip-up with the contraception to prevent pregnancy. The emergency contraception pills contain the two hormones normally found in birth control pills that are estrogen and progestin. The pill can be taken within 72 hours after unprotective sex but the earlier the pill is taken the better it is. The pill works by stopping or delaying ovulation, or by preventing the fertilized egg from settling in the uterus, but this is not a form of abortion for no fetus have had been implanted.  |
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