Emergency Birth Control
Emergency Birth Control is a medication that sexually active women can take after they have had a birth control
emergency. The medication is a high but safe dose of the hormone found in most birth control pills.
Emergency contraception:
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Can prevent pregnancy AFTER unprotected sex. |
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Is NOT the abortion pill. |
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Works best within 24 hours after unprotected sex - but may work for up to 5 days. |
Emergency birth control works in exactly the same way that birth control pills work. If a woman already has an
established pregnancy (meaning a fertilized egg has already implanted into the lining of her uterus), this medication will
NOT disrupt that pregnancy. It will have no harmful effect on the mother or the developing embryo.
Emergency birth control, called Plan B, is now available from the pharmacist without a prescription for women over 17
years old. Women 17 and younger must have a prescription from their health care provider to get the medication.
For more information, read other portions of this web site or go to
www.not-2-late.com
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