Emergency contraception (EC) (also known as Emergency Birth Control (EBC), the morning-after pill, or postcoital contraception) refers to measures, that if taken after sex may prevent a pregnancy.

Forms of EC include:

• Emergency contraceptive pill —referred to simply as "emergency contraception," "ECPs," or "ECs", or "morning-after pill" —are hormones that act both to prevent ovulation or fertilisation, or perhaps the subsequent implantation of a fertilised egg (zygote). ECPs are not to be confused with chemical abortion drugs like Mifepristone (formerly RU-486) that act after implantation has occurred.
• Intrauterine devices (IUDs) - usually used as a primary contraception method, but sometimes used as emergency contraception.

As opposed to regular methods of contraception, ECs are considered for use in occasional cases only, for example in the event of contraceptive failure. Since they act before implantation, they are considered medically and legally to be forms of contraception. However, some who are anti-abortion define pregnancy as beginning with fertilisation, so they consider EC to be a form of abortion. These claims remain controversial; see Controversy section for more detail.

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TLDeGray (Tamara L. DeGray) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:27:51 -0000
Emergency contraception: Take the survey, help the book get written.: http://bit.ly/2ysThD
@JeffreyHite Emergency contraception prevents ovulation, not implantation.
Nobilis (Nobilis Reed) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:27:51 -0000
@JeffreyHite Emergency contraception prevents ovulation, not implantation.
@JeffreyHite Given that Emergency Contraception is generally ineffective after conception, I would say yes, they are.
Nobilis (Nobilis Reed) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:25:34 -0000
@JeffreyHite Given that Emergency Contraception is generally ineffective after conception, I would say yes, they are.
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Persuasivetopic (Persuasivetopics) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:18:19 -0000
Can you buy emergency contraception if your under 18 in Virginia? http://bit.ly/39FGfI
Planned Parenthood says 8-12 yr olds should be told "that birth control methods — including emergency contraception — can prevent pregnancy"
pschlenker (Paul Schlenker) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:41:29 -0000
Planned Parenthood says 8-12 yr olds should be told "that birth control methods — including emergency contraception — can prevent pregnancy"
Did you know you can take emergency contraception (the morning after pill) 7 days after you have sex? ... http://bit.ly/XaiPn
teensource (Teen Source) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:38:06 -0000
Did you know you can take emergency contraception (the morning after pill) 7 days after you have sex? ... http://bit.ly/XaiPn

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