Emergency Contraception – How will my spouse get emergency contraceptive pills (ECPs)?

How will my spouse get emergency contraceptive pills (ECPs)?

 

According to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Plan B (progestin-only) was recently approved to be sold over-the-counter to women who are 18 years of age or older. Women under the age of 18 will need a prescription. Women will have to show proof of age to buy Plan B. Plan B will be sold at pharmacies or stores that have a licensed pharmacist on staff by the end of 2006.

 

Also See:

 

·       What are the types of emergency contraception?

·       Is emergency contraception the same thing as the “abortion pill?”

·       Can my spouse get emergency contraceptive pills (ECPs) before she needs them?

·       Will ECPs protect my spouse from sexually transmitted diseases (STDs)?

·       What does my spouse need to do after she takes emergency contraceptive pills (ECPs)?

·       Does emergency contraception work all the time?

·       Will it harm the baby if my spouse took emergency contraceptive pills (ECPs) that did not work?

·       What is emergency contraception (or emergency birth control)?