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2. 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.

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

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   New CDC guidance advises taking a common antibiotic within 72 hours after unprotected sexual activity to prevent the spread of sexually transmitted infections (STIs). These new recommendations ...

4. Ulipristal acetate - Wikipedia

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   Ulipristal acetate, sold under the brand name Ella among others, is a medication used for emergency contraception (birth control) and uterine fibroids. [1] [7] [8] As emergency contraception it should be used within 120 hours of vaginally penetrating intercourse. [1]

5. 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 ...

6. 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 ...

7. Oral contraceptive pill - Wikipedia

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   Oral contraceptives, abbreviated OCPs, also known as birth control pills, are medications taken by mouth for the purpose of birth control. The introduction of the birth control pill ("the Pill") in 1960 revolutionized the options for contraception, sparking vibrant discussion in the scientific and social science literature and in the media.

8. Common arthritis drug could boost effectiveness of morning ...

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   Taking a common arthritis drug together with the morning-after pill Plan B could boost the contraceptive's effectiveness, according to new research published Wednesday. Levonorgestrel, often ...

9. Emergency contraceptive availability by country - Wikipedia

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   Available since 2016 after a judicial protest from the Women's Rights Foundation [90] [91] There remains a common misconception that it is an abortifacient [citation needed] Mauritania: Africa: Mauritius: Indian Ocean: Mexico: North America (LNG only) None: Free in family planning centres: 75% [92] Micronesia: Oceania: Possibly due to small ...