ALL ABOUT BIRTH CONTROL
Emergency Birth Control
Plan B One-Step pill/Next Choice should be taken as soon as possible within five days after unprotected sex. If you are under 17 you need a prescription for these pills. If you are over 17, you will need to ask for them because they may be kept behind the pharmacy counter.
Ella requires a prescription, regardless of age. Ella is effective for up to five days.
Paraguard IUD can also be used as a form of emergency contraception.
Emergency contraception (EC) is birth control used to prevent pregnancy after unprotected sex. Women sometimes seek emergency contraception if they didn’t use birth control, if their birth control failed (like if the condom broke), or if they were sexually assaulted.
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