Here's Everything You Need to Know About Plan B and Other Emergency Contraceptives
Plan B, likely the most common type of emergency contraception, is a pill with levonorgestrel, a hormone that can prevent pregnancy. Plan B is an over-the-counter pill that you can purchase without a prescription at many drugstores with a pharmacy, including CVS, Walgreens, Target, and Rite Aid. You can also purchase Plan B from Amazon., a new FDA-approved emergency contraceptive pill, also contains levonorgestrel.
Another option is Ella, a pill with ulipristal acetate, which also prevents pregnancy. However, Ella requires a prescription. According to, it’s more effective than other morning-after pills for people who weigh more than 165 pounds, but might be less effective for those who weigh more than 195 pounds.
A copper IUD can also act as an emergency contraceptive, and doubles as a long-acting form of birth control. Unlike hormonal IUDs, which are only to be used as birth control , a copper IUD can work as both, and is the most effective at preventing pregnancy. An IUD is a small, T-shaped device that a doctor inserts into the uterus for long-lasting pregnancy prevention. In order for it to also function as emergency contraception, it needs to be inserted within five days of unprotected sex.
It might not have had enough time to be absorbed by your body, but you should ask your health care provider first, according toIf you’ve had multiple incidents of unprotected sex in the same 24 hours, you only need to take a morning-after pill once. For example, if you have unprotected sex twice on Saturday, you only need to take an emergency contraceptive once. But if you have unprotected sex on Saturday and then again the next Friday, you should take it after each incident .You can get Plan B or Julie over the counter at any pharmacy, but other forms aren’t quite as simple. In order to get Ella, you need to get a prescription from a doctor or a clinic. If you opt for a copper IUD, you need to have it inserted by a doctor.
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