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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.
The overturning of Roe V. Wade encouraged a wave of student activists to promote the availability of emergency contraceptives on campuses. Students at George Washington University led a movement to include emergency contraception in vending machines in discrete locations across campus. Before their placement in 2023, the students ran a program ...
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] For fibroids it may be taken for up to six months. [9] It is taken by mouth. [1]
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Outlined here are the different types of barrier methods, hormonal methods, various methods including spermicides, emergency contraceptives, and surgical methods [1] and a comparison between them. While many methods may prevent conception, only male and female condoms are effective in preventing sexually transmitted infections .
OTC emergency contraception pills in the U.S. contain levonorgestrel, which is in a class of medications called progestins (which are a synthetic form of the hormone progesterone).
In 1997, the FDA approved a prescription emergency contraception pill (known as the morning-after pill), which became available over the counter in 2006. [53] In 2010, ulipristal acetate, an emergency contraceptive which is more effective after a longer delay was approved for use up to five days after unprotected sexual intercourse. [54]
Unprotected sex on New Year’s Eve may be driving a spike in sales of emergency contraception after the holiday, according to a new study published in the British Medical Journal. In the study ...