As its name implies, emergency contraception is meant to be used in an emergency. It is something that is designed to prevent you from becoming pregnant if you have sex and then realize that you were not protected.
We’ve already talked about using emergency contraception if your usual method fails. If your diaphragm or cervical cap gets a little hole or tear in it, or it moves out of place, or a condom breaks or slips off, you may want to use emergency contraception. There may be a time when you completely forget to use contraception. No matter how it happens, you have the choice to use emergency contraception, but you need to use it fairly quickly. It is more effective the sooner it is used after you have had unprotected sex, and it must be used within a few days.
When we talk about emergency contraception we usually mean a special dose of oral contraceptive pills. Having a Copper IUD inserted is also considered to be a method of emergency contraception, although it is rarely used.
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