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| EC (emergency contraception), if taken within 72 hours of unprotected sexual intercourse will prevent a pregnancy from starting in about 90% of cases. However, some pharmacies refuse to stock this medication and some individual pharmacists refuse to dispense it on moral or religious grounds. Since there are so many hurdles that women may encounter while trying to obtain EC in some communities, those women who feel that they might need to obtain this medication in the future because of rape or contraceptive failure might wish to determine, in advance of need, the nearest pharmacy which will supply them with the medication. They might also wish to obtain a prescription from their physician, and perhaps even purchase the medication to have it on hand in case they need it. "The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists has urged its members to offer prescriptions for emergency contraception during patients' regular checkups." 1 They repeated this warning on 2006-MAY-08 after the Bush administration refused to allow EC to be sold over the counter. 2 |
Terms used:
EC (emergency contraception) has unfortunately become popularly known as "the morning after pill." This is a poor term. Many people believe that women have only a small interval of time to take the medication:
 | Some people have concluded that a woman has to wait for many hours before taking the pill - perhaps until the next morning. |
| Others believe that the treatment is no longer effective if a woman waits past the next morning. |
Neither is true. The medication can be taken immediately after unprotected intercourse, or at any time up to about 72 hours later. Some studies indicate that it is effective even later. However, its efficacy seems to be reduced as time passes, so it is important that, if it is going to be taken, that it be taken quickly.
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References used:
- Lawrence Morahan, " 'Morning-After' Pill Available at Some DoD Clinics," CNSNews.com, 2002-JUN-3, at: http://www.cnsnews.com/
- "Doctors: Have emergency birth control Rx on hand," Associated Press, 2006-MAY-08, at: http://www.cnn.com/
Information sources:
| "Back up your birth control" campaign is a coalition uniting hundreds of national and local medical organizations and women’s health advocacy groups to promote EC awareness. See: http://www.backupyourbirthcontrol.org/ | ||||||||||||||||||
| Fact sheets are online from the following medical organizations:
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Copyright © 1999 to 2007 by Ontario Consultants on
Religious Tolerance
Originally published on 1999-JAN-13
Latest update: 2007-JUN-22
Author: B.A. Robinson
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