HEALTH MATTERS Your Post-Sex Guide to NOT Getting Pregnant Facts About Emergency Contraception Pills ZZZDUKSRUJKHDOWKPDWWHUV (levonorgestrel methods) Who is Emergency Contraception (EC) for? EC is for a woman who: KDGVH[ZLWKRXWXVLQJELUWKFRQWUROORKDGWURXEOHXVLQJKHUUHJXODUPHWKRG PLVVHGSLOOVEURNHQFRQGRPHWF AND GRHVNOTZDQWWRJHWSUHJQDQW What is EC? (&FRPHVLQGLIIHUHQWIRUPV 3ODQ%®2QH6WHS(&LVSLOOPJWKDWFRQWDLQVWKHVDPHKRUPRQHXVHGLQPDQ\ ELUWKFRQWUROSLOOVFDOOHGOHYRQRUJHVWUHO7KLVRSWLRQLVDYDLODEOHZLWKRXWDSUHVFULSWLRQ LI\RXDUHRUROGHU 1H[W&KRLFH70(&LVSLOOVPJHDFKWKDWFRQWDLQWKHVDPHKRUPRQHXVHGLQPDQ\ ELUWKFRQWUROSLOOVFDOOHGOHYRQRUJHVWUHO7KLVJHQHULFRSWLRQUHTXLUHVDSUHVFULSWLRQLI\RX DUHXQGHU,WLVDYDLODEOHZLWKRXWDSUHVFULSWLRQLI\RXDUHRUROGHU Levonorgestrel is 2 pills (0.75 mg each) that contains the same hormone used in many birth control pills. This generic option is available without a prescription if you are 17 or older. HOOD®LVSLOOPJWKDWFRQWDLQVDSURJHVWHURQHUHFHSWRUPRGXODWRUFDOOHGXOLSULVWDO DFHWDWH7KLVRSWLRQLVDYDLODEOHRQO\ZLWKDSUHVFULSWLRQ 7KHVHW\SHVRI(&DUHVRPHWLPHVFDOOHG´WKHPRUQLQJDIWHUSLOOµ 7KHUHDUHVRPHRWKHU(&RSWLRQVWRR ² 6RPHW\SHVRIGDLO\FRPELQHGELUWKFRQWUROSLOOVFDQEHXVHGDV(&7KHQXPEHURI SLOOV\RXQHHGWRWDNHGHSHQGVRQWKHW\SHRISLOO ² $&RSSHU7,QWUDXWHULQH'HYLFH,8' ² *RWRZZZQRWODWHFRPWROHDUQPRUHDERXWWKHVHRWKHUIRUPVRI HPHUJHQF\FRQWUDFHSWLRQ How does EC work? ,I\RXDUHDOUHDG\SUHJQDQW(&ZLOOQRWZRUN Take EC as soon as possible after having unprotected sex. EC may work up to 5 days (120 hours) after you’ve had unprotected sex. The sooner you take EC, the better. Health Matters is a publication of ARHP for the general public that provides a brief overview of existing facts and data on various topics related to reproductive health. +$1'7+,66+((772<2853+$50$&,67 I need Emergency Contraception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ÀQGKHDOWKFDUHSURIHVVLRQDOVQHDU\RXZKRZLOO JLYH\RXDSUHVFULSWLRQIRU(&JRWRZZZQRW ODWHFRP How do I take EC? 7DNHWKH(&SLOORUSLOOV$V6RRQ$V3RVVLEOH Remember EC may work up to 5 days (120 hours) after you’ve had unprotected sex, but it is best to take it as soon as possible after unprotected sex. ,I\RXXVHWKHW\SHRI(&WKDWKDVSLOOVWDNH WKHPERWKat the same time7KHGLUHFWLRQVRQWKH SDFNDJHRI1H[W&KRLFHPD\VD\WRWDNHWKHSLOOV KRXUVDSDUW%87 ² WKDWLVKDUGHUWRGR$1' ² JRRGUHVHDUFKVKRZVWKDWWKHSLOOVZRUNMXVWDV ZHOOLI\RXWDNHWKHPERWKDWWKHVDPHWLPH Where can I get EC? If you are 17 or older, you can get Plan B OneStep Next Choice, or Levonorgestrelwithout a prescription from m ost drugstores. It is stocked behind the counter, s o you will need to ask for it. You may be asked to s how proof of your age (ID). Both women and men can purchase Plan B One-Step Next Choice or Levonorgestrel. After taking EC pills, some women: IHHOVLFNWRWKHLUVWRPDFK IHHOOLNHWKURZLQJXSYRPLWLQJ DUHGL]]\RUWLUHG KDYHVWRPDFKSDLQVRUHEUHDVWVRUKHDGDFKHV ,I\RXWKURZXSDIWHUWDNLQJWKHSLOOVFDOO\RXU GRFWRURUSKDUPDFLVW<RXVKRXOGJHW\RXUSHULRG DPRQWKRUVRRQHUDIWHUWDNLQJ(&If you don’t get your period in a month, take a pregnancy test and talk with your health care provider. (&LVDJRRGVHFRQGFKDQFHWRSUHYHQWSUHJQDQF\ LI\RXKDGVH[ZLWKRXWELUWKFRQWURORUKDGSUREOHPV XVLQJ\RXUUHJXODUPHWKRG$IWHU\RXXVH(&WDON ZLWK\RXUKHDOWKFDUHSURIHVVLRQDOWRÀQGWKHEHVW W\SHRIELUWKFRQWUROIRU\RXWRXVHDVDUHJXODU PHWKRGLQWKHIXWXUH9LVLW$5+3·V&RQWUDFHSWLRQ 5HVRXUFH&HQWHUWROHDUQWROHDUQDERXWDOOWKH PHWKRGVWKDWDUHDYDLODEOHZZZDUKSRUJ7RSLFV &RQWUDFHSWLRQ A prescription is required to obtain ella® for women of all ages. Typically, when you get Plan B One-Step Next Choice, or Levonorgestrel without a prescription it isn’t covered by i nsurance. If you get a prescription from a clinician, i t is possible that it will be covered. Each plan is d ifferent, so contact your insurance company to f ind out if, and under what conditions, it is covered. <RXU3RVW6H[*XLGHWR127*HWWLQJ3UHJQDQW8SGDWHG February 2012 +$1'7+,66+((772<2853+$50$&,67 I need Emergency Contraception