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FAQs: Emergency Contraception (Emergency Birth Control)

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http://www.womenshealth.gov/publications/our-publications/fact-sheet/emergency-contraception.cfm  

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Office on Women's Health

Description

Emergency contraception, or emergency birth control, is used to help keep a woman from getting pregnant after she has had sex without using birth control or if the birth control method failed. This page offers answers to frequently asked questions about emergency contraception.

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Review Date

9/29/2010