Emergency Contraception, also known as the morning after pill, is a way to reduce your risk of pregnancy up to five days after unprotected sex. 

You may want to use Emergency Contraception if:

• His condom broke or slipped off
• You missed two or more birth control pills
• Your diaphragm or cervical cap slipped out of place
• You weren't using any birth control
• You were forced to have unprotected vaginal sex

EC will only be effective if a woman is not already pregnant.  It does not affect an existing pregnancy.  Emergency Contraception is not Mifepristone (the "Abortion Pill") and it does not cause an abortion. When used within 120 hours (5 days) after unprotected intercourse, EC can reduce the risk of pregnancy by 76%-99%.

Affordable EC is always available at Planned Parenthood — and if you're 18 or older, you can get it without a prescription! Use our health center locator to find the Planned Parenthood health center closest to you.

Good News!

A federal district court judge recently ordered the FDA to allow Plan B — the most commonly used kind of emergency contraception — to be marketed as an over the counter medication to people 17 and older. This ruling will soon allow PPNNE and other health care providers to make EC available to women and men who are 17 and older without a prescription.

Expanding access to EC was a hard-fought win for reproductive rights and health. Be one of us. Get involved and learn how YOU can make a difference.