|
Find The Morning After Pill
What is the Morning After Pill ?
The Morning After Pill is levonorgestrel.
It is an emergency contraceptive hormone that can prevent
pregnancy up to 72 hrs after unprotected sex, or failure of a
utilized contraceptive method such as a broken condom. It cannot
terminate an existing pregnancy by causing an abortion. Taking
some forms of emergency contraception can be
dangerous to the fetus and result in birth defects. Check with
your doctor to find out which one is best for you. The
morning after pill will not protect against STD or HIV. Do
not take the morning after pill if you are a week late on your
menstrual period.
Side Effects: nausea, abdominal pain, fatigue,
headache, changes in your period, dizziness, and breast
tenderness
How they work :
The Morning-After Pill—levonorgestrel
acts both to prevent ovulation or fertilization and possibly
post-fertilization implantation into the uterine lining.
Not all providers or pharmacists will
prescribe the morning after pill emergency contraceptive due to
philosophical or religious conflicts. Check our website of
information where to obtain this form of birth control.
Physicians and Nurse Practitioners can also prescribe the
morning after pill.
Disclaimer |
