The morning-after pill is now easier to get than ever. But how does the new NHS pharmacy service work?
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Whatever your reason for using it, emergency contraceptives can help prevent unplanned pregnancies.
The increase in abortion restrictions may also lead to a decline in access to emergency contraceptives.
British Columbia’s move to provide free contraceptives is a positive step that fully embraces sexual and reproductive health and rights for everyone in post-Roe North America.
Until 2015 the “morning after pill” Postinor was the only oral emergency contraception available in Australia. A new option, EllaOne, is available. How are they different, and which should you choose?
The warning made by HRA Pharma, the French manufacturer behind Norvelo emergency contraceptive pills, that the product is ineffective in women who weigh more than 80kg (12st 7lb) and has reduced effectiveness…
A French pharmaceutical company has found the morning-after pill may not work for women weighing over 80 kilograms, and start…
The emergency contraceptive pill (morning-after pill) contains a hormone called levonorgestrel and can be bought without a prescription. It’s used to prevent pregnancy after unprotected sex, but many women…
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Associate Lecturer in Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Queensland University of Technology
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