Emergency Contraception
Emergency Contraception • A project of the U. ... gov Emergency contraception is used to keep woman from getting pregnant after she had unprotected vaginal intercourse, or the birth control method did not work such as a condom breaking. ... Emergency Contraception works on ovulation, by stopping the ovaries from releasing eggs that can be fertilized. ... If the person is already pregnant, the emergency contraception will not work. There are two types of emergency contraception: the pills and the intrauterine devices. ... Emergency contraception pills (ECP) are taken in two doses, 12 hours apart. ... Postcoital contraception up date: Levonorgestrel 750 mcg (Postinor-2®) Published by the National Preferred Medicines Centre Inc. ... nz After Yuzpe regime, the new regime for emergency postcoital contraception is the Levonorgestrel 750 mcg. ... Emergency contraception should never be given to pregnant women.