ECPs are a regimen of hormone pills that can prevent
pregnancy after unprotected intercourse by temporarily blocking ovulation, interfering with fertilization, or thinning the lining of the uterus to keep a fertilized egg from becoming implanted.
In addition to routine contraception, Emergency Contraception (EC) is a safe, effective back - up birth control method that can prevent
pregnancy after unprotected intercourse or contraceptive failure.
An advance supply of ECPs may be given to a woman to ensure that she will have them available when needed and can take as soon as possible
after unprotected intercourse.
Emergency contraception (EC) is a safe, effective back - up birth control method that can prevent pregnancy
after unprotected intercourse or contraceptive failure.
Taking a double dose of levonorgestrel (i.e. 3000 mcg within 72 hours
after the unprotected intercourse) is an option for women who are unable or unwilling to use a Cu - IUD, although this specific combination (a double dose of levonorgestrel during»
This promising new emergency contraception, which, if approved, will be sold under the brand name «ella,» is already being used in Europe by women to prevent pregnancy up to five days
after unprotected intercourse.
The full FDA approval of UPA, a medication that can be used safely and effectively up to five days
after unprotected intercourse, would provide women with more options to prevent unplanned pregnancies.
Vital questions remain over who in the FDA requested a «minority report,» written by Dr. David Hager, which laid out reasons for the FDA to disregard the opinions of its own blue - ribbon advisory panels and reject over-the-counter status for Plan B. Emergency contraception is a safe and effective way to prevent unintended pregnancy
after unprotected intercourse.
It can be used up to five days (120 hours)
after unprotected intercourse.
Emergency contraception helps prevent pregnancy
after unprotected intercourse or after the failure of a regular method of birth control.
ParaGard is just as effective if inserted on day 1 or day 5
after unprotected intercourse.
Emergency contraception is a safe and effective way to prevent pregnancy
after unprotected intercourse.
Ella is just as effective if taken on day 1 or day 5
after unprotected intercourse.
Levonorgestrel is most effective when taken as soon as possible
after unprotected intercourse.
* A ParaGard IUD can be used as emergency contraception if inserted by a health care provider within 120 hours (five days)
after unprotected intercourse.
Effective for up to 3 days
after unprotected intercourse.
It can also be used as emergency contraception if inserted within five days
after unprotected intercourse.
ella can be used safely and effectively up to five days
after unprotected intercourse to prevent unplanned pregnancies.
Emergency contraception, also known as «the morning after pill» or «EC,» can be used up to 5 days
after unprotected intercourse (depending on the method you select).
«Ella, or UPA, is safe and effective at preventing ovulation and therefore pregnancy in the five days
after unprotected intercourse,» added Cullins.
EC contains a large dose of the same hormones found in the birth control pill and can be taken up to five days (120 hours)
after unprotected intercourse.
Take emergency contraception as soon as possible
after unprotected intercourse.
This promising new emergency contraception, which will be sold under the brand name «ella,» is already being used in Europe by women to prevent pregnancy up to five days
after unprotected intercourse.
But it will reduce your risk of pregnancy if you start it up to 120 hours — five days —
after unprotected intercourse.
Having the morning - after pill on hand will let you take it as soon as possible
after unprotected intercourse, when it is most effective.
Planned Parenthood Played Key Role in Developing ella ® Which Prevents Pregnancy Up to Five Days After Unprotected Intercourse
It can be started up to five days (120 hours)
after unprotected intercourse.
Per FDA protocol, clinical trials were conducted, and ella was proven to be equally effective throughout the five days
after unprotected intercourse, thus expanding women's reproductive health care options.
You can use emergency contraception up to five days
after unprotected intercourse — not just the «morning after.»
They continue to reduce the risk of pregnancy up to 120 hours
after unprotected intercourse, but they are less effective as time passes.
The full FDA approval of UPA, a medication that can be used safely and effectively up to five days
after unprotected intercourse, provides women with more options to prevent unplanned pregnancies.
The morning - after pill (emergency contraception) is a safe and effective way to prevent pregnancy
after unprotected intercourse.
Emergency contraception can be started up to 120 hours — five days —
after unprotected intercourse.
The copper IUD may also be used to prevent pregnancy
after unprotected intercourse.
Plan B One - Step and Next Choice reduce the risk of pregnancy by 89 percent when started within 72 hours
after unprotected intercourse.
A ParaGard IUD can also be used as backup birth control if inserted within 120 hours — five days —
after unprotected intercourse.
«Ella, or UPA, is safe and effective at preventing ovulation and therefore pregnancy in the five days
after unprotected intercourse,» said PPFA Vice President for Medical Affairs Dr. Vanessa Cullins.