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

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    Still, Zucker noted there are several side effects to consider: The medication should be taken with water and people should remain upright for 30 minutes after ingestion to avoid stomach ...

  3. US health officials propose using a cheap antibiotic as a ...

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    U.S. health officials plan to endorse a common antibiotic as a morning-after pill that gay and bisexual men can use to try to avoid some increasingly common sexually transmitted diseases. The ...

  4. US health officials advise using antibiotic as a ‘morning ...

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    Some people should consider taking an antibiotic as a morning-after pill to try to prevent certain sexually transmitted diseases, U.S. health officials recommended Tuesday. The Centers for Disease ...

  5. 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.

  6. Comparison of birth control methods - Wikipedia

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    Different forms of birth control have different potential side effects. Not all, or even most, users will experience side effects from a method. The less effective the method, the greater the risk of pregnancy, and the side effects associated with pregnancy. Minimal or no side effects occur with coitus interruptus, fertility awareness-based ...

  7. 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.

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

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    The "Plan B" morning-after pill is a type of emergency birth control, also called emergency contraception, according to the Mayo Clinic, which said it can help prevent pregnancy after sexual ...

  9. Ethinylestradiol/norethisterone - Wikipedia

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    Side effects can include nausea, headache, blood clots, breast pain, depression, and liver problems. [2] Use is not recommended during pregnancy, the initial three weeks after childbirth, and in those at high risk of blood clots. [2] [4] It, however, may be started immediately after a miscarriage or abortion. [4]