Emergency Contraception
If you are sexually active, it's always important to use protection, something to help you prevent a pregnancy you don't want and sexually transmitted infections that you also don't want. However, sometimes a condom breaks. Sometimes people make mistakes and have unprotected sex. Sometimes a teen is forced to have sex. In these instances you need to know about emergency contraception (EC), a method of preventing pregnancy after unprotected sex or when regular contraception fails or may have failed! This feature discusses the issues surrounding EC.
articles on EC
- How to Get Emergency Contraception—Explains how you can quickly and easily get EC—when you need it or, better yet, before you need it.
- Myths & Facts—Contains myths and accurate information about EC.
- Glossary—Lists terms used around EC issues to increase your familiarity.
- Bibliography—Lists sources of information used to write this feature on EC.
A young woman's personal story
- Scrambling for Prevention—"For me, making the decision to take EC after the condom broke was the easy part. Finding a place to obtain a prescription was nearly impossible …"
What can I do?
I'm writing a paper—I'd like more facts …
Related Resources
Nadiva created this feature on emergency contraception. Nadiva was a Reproductive Rights Activist Service Corps (RRASC) Intern with Advocates for Youth in the summer of 2004 through the Civil Liberties and Public Policy Program at Hampshire College.
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