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FAQs: Emergency Contraception (Emergency Birth Control)

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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 pa... Details >

Office on Women's Health

Birth Control Guide

This guide gives the basic facts about the different kinds of FDA-approved medicines and devices for birth control. Ask your doctor to tell you about all of the risks and benefits of using these produ... Details >

U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Emergency Contraception: Fact Sheet  External Link

Emergency contraception is a way of preventing pregnancy after unprotected sex. Learn about how it works and how it is used. Emergency contraception offers no protection against sexually transmitted d... Details >

American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists  External Link