what are the types of morning after pills?
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There are two types of morning after pill: Levonelle® and ellaOne®. Levonelle can be taken up to 72 hours (3 days) after unprotected sex. ellaOne can be used up to 120 hours (5 days) after unprotected sex. Regular family planning methods are more effective than emergency contraceptive pills.
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Emergency contraception should not be used as a routine method of birth control. Levonorgestrel can prevent pregnancy after unprotected sex. People sometimes call it the "morning after pill." But you don't have to wait until the morning after sex to take it.
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The morning-after pill is a type of emergency birth control (contraception). Emergency contraception is used to prevent pregnancy for women who've had unprotected sex or whose birth control method has failed. The morning-after pill is intended for backup contraception only, not as a primary method of birth control.
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It's commonly known as “the morning-after pill,” but we call it emergency contraception because it doesn't have to be taken the morning after. In fact, the sooner you start it, the more effective it is. As long as you're taking it after unprotected sex, it's never too early to take emergency contraception.
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Taking the morning-after pill — emergency contraception — more than five days after unprotected vaginal intercourse won't have any effect. Emergency contraception — the morning-after pill — is effective if started within 120 hours, or five days.
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Emergency contraceptive pills (also called "morning after pills" or "day after pills") only protect against pregnancy when you take them after sex. That means you can still get pregnant if you take emergency contraception and then have sex again without using another kind of contraception or your birth control fails.
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Levonorgestrel brands include Econtra EZ, My Way, Next Choice One Dose, Plan B One Step, Preventeza, and Take Action. These are given as a one pill emergency contraception or as 2 pills taken separately within 72 hours of unprotected sex.
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Emergency oral contraception (morning after pill) The morning after pill can be obtained from a doctor, nurse or pharmacist (without a prescription). This is a backup method of birth control that can be taken a maximum of 5 days after unprotected sex.
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Yes. The morning-after pill is also known as emergency contraception, emergency birth control, backup birth control, and by the brand names Plan B One-Step, ella, and Next Choice. Plan B One-Step and Next Choice are available from drugstores and health centers without a prescription for women and men 17 and older.
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The emergency contraceptive pill Levonelle and ellaOne are both available free of charge. You can get them from most community pharmacies and also from your GP or sexual health clinic.
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There are two main types of emergency contraception: Emergency contraceptive pills (ECPs) and copper T intrauterine device (IUD). Effectiveness varies by method.
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Have emergency contraception (EC) handy EC can help prevent pregnancy if you've had unprotected sex or your birth control didn't work. There are two types of EC available: Hormonal EC pills. You can take hormonal EC pills right away, or up to five days after sex.
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You don't have to wait until the morning after to take the morning-after pill. It's commonly known as “the morning-after pill,” but we call it emergency contraception because it doesn't have to be taken the morning after.
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You can buy levonorgestrel morning-after pills (like Plan B One-Step, Take Action, and My Way) over the counter without a prescription at drugstores and pharmacies.
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Emergency contraceptive pills (ECPs), also known as the "morning after pill,” or Plan B (or generic brands) are most effective when taken within 72 hours (3 days) after having sex. ECPs can be used up to 5 days after having sex and not just the next morning.
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The morning-after pill has been made officially available in all pharmacies to girls under 16 for the first time. The drug, called ellaOne, which can be effective up to five days after intercourse, will be on offer nationwide to girls under the age of consent.
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My Way is the one-pill generic version of the emergency contraceptive Plan B One-Step. It also contains that same progestin dose as the morning-after pills: Take Action, Next Choice One Dose, and AfterPill.