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Emergency contraception
Emergency contraception is the method a woman can use to avoid getting pregnant, after she has received sperm in her vagina. She takes the hormone pills, which are usually larger doses of hormones used in oral birth control pills, within a short time (days) after her sexual activity, to prevent becoming pregnant.
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How does emergency contraception work?
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How effective is emergency contraception?
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What are the options for emergency contraception?
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What are the different types of emergency contraception and how do they work?
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What happens if you take an emergency contraception pills (Everytime you have sex afterwards)?
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What ate the consequences of using 2 times in the same cycle the NORLEVO emergency contraception ?Is it harmful? Thank you
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How do I use emergency contraception? There is a pill here that's used for ECP. 4 pills at once and 4 others after 12 hours. Can I take 8 all at once?
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Any emergency contraception side effects?
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How long after sex does emergency contraception work?
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What are the side effects from emergency contraception?
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Does emergency contraception have negative side effects?
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Can my girl friend take emergency contraception 3 days later?
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What are the aftereffects of taking emergency contraception pills?
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I have taken emergency contraception pill today can we have sexual intercourse today?
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If i take emergency contraception more than once a month.. what happens? any side effects?
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A 17-year old female asked:
Is emergency contraception pill safe for 17 old virgin? Planning to take it for accidently wiping the outside of my vagina a wipe containing semen
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A 22-year old female asked:
Can necon 1/35 be used as emergency contraception?
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Can you get candidiasis after emergency contraception?
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Is luteal phase after emergency contraception also 14 days?
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What happens if I use tri sprintec as emergency contraception?
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Can I have unprotected sex after taking emergency contraception?
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Instead of emergency contraception can i use double birth control?
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Is it normal to have heavy bleeding after taking emergency contraception?
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I have had to use the morning after pill (emergency contraception) twice in 2 weeks. Is it as effective the second time?
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A 31-year old female asked:
Taken a similar dosage to emergency contraception, it's been about 10 days without withdrawal bleed. Should I be worried?
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Why does emergency contraception have to be taken within 72 hours? What causes it to be less effective after this time period?
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On Loestrin24Fe, missed two white pills in week 2. Had unprotected sex. Took two pills next day like directions said Is emergency contraception needed?
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Will emergency contraception protect me from pregnancy 100%??
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