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One-dose emergency contraception goes generic
UPDATE: Generic forms of Plan B One-Step like Next Choice, Next Choice One Dose, My Way, and Levonorgestrel are now available over the counter without a prescription or any age restrictions! Get the details . — Shoes, lovers…turtle doves. Good things often come in pairs, but emergency contraceptive pills are one example of why two […]
5 myths about the emergency contraceptive pill, busted
Emergency contraception pills (ECPs) are the subject of more rumors and misunderstandings than any celebrity I can name—despite the fact that the medical community has been studying them for over 50 years. Part of the confusion is due to outdated information included in package labeling, and part is due to political interference with science . […]
Should the pill be available over the counter?
In 2012, a small Pennsylvania college made national headlines for putting packs of the emergency contraceptive pill Plan B in a vending machine in their student health center. Imagine the uproar if that vending machine had packs of the pill in it, too. Selling the pill in a vending machine wouldn’t be legal in the […]
EC from a vending machine?
Shippensburg University, a small-ish school in Pennsylvania, made the news last week for offering emergency contraception (EC) through a vending machine in their student health center. The machine has been there for about 2 years, but the FDA only recently started asking questions about it, possibly as an after-effect of December’s controversy about over-the-counter access […]
IUD use is up—but not when it comes to emergency contraception
The good news: U.S. women with health insurance are increasingly opting for low-cost IUDs . New research from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) showed a sixfold increase in IUD use by insured women from 2002 to 2008. The increase was less dramatic among women under 25, even though the IUD has now […]
It ain’t easy getting emergency contraception
UPDATE: Plan B One-Step emergency contraception is now available over the counter without a prescription or age restrictions. Here’s what we know about it so far ! We’ve talked about the ability, or lack thereof, of guys and younger teens to access emergency contraception (EC) , but what about women 17 and over? As we […]
Breaking news: Plan B One-Step will stay right where it is
UPDATE: Plan B One-Step emergency contraception is now available over the counter without a prescription or age restrictions. Here’s what we know about it so far ! There’s been a lot of talk in recent days about an expected FDA decision to make Plan B One-Step, a popular form of emergency contraception (EC) , available […]
Emergency contraception: the male perspective
Pregnancy scares are no fun. That’s something men and women seem to agree on. Even though women are the ones who physically have to use emergency contraception , we asked a group of guys to talk about their experiences with it. Their stories are unique, but all of them were grateful that emergency contraception was […]
Yo, no bros
Can guys buy Plan B? Some guys are cool picking up your tampons from the store. Some avoid the lady products aisle like the plague. Still, it’s good to know that any guy can buy over-the-counter emergency contraception without a prescription. original post
Avoiding Evital
Morning after pills sold under the name Evital—a brand mainly sold in the Dominican Republic and not approved by the FDA for sale in the U.S.—may be counterfeit and not effective for preventing pregnancy. [ FDA ] original post
