Birth Control
Emergency contraception
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Hear real people share their very real experiences with different methods of birth control.
Emergency contraception
Cindia, 25, emergency contraception
"I'm on the ring, but as back up, I use the emergency pill."
Jan 05, 2010
Updated:
Jun 24, 2015
Cindia uses the ring as her main form of birth control. But when she has sex after putting her ring in late, she uses emergency contraception as a back-up method.
Cindia likes to keep an extra pack of emergency contraception in the bathroom. That way, it’s right on hand if she needs it.
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Emergency contraception
Emergency contraception: the male perspective
"Definitely don’t want to use it unless I have to."
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Emergency contraception
Emergency contraception: the back-up plan
"It just makes sense to have EC in my home if I'm going to be sexually active."