Emergency contraception (postcoital contraception, the "morning-after pill") has been available for almost 30 years but remains vastly underutilized. As many as 50% of undesired pregnancies could ...

Women in England will soon be able to get the morning-after pill for free at every community pharmacy. No ID checks, no ...

The sooner emergency drug contraception is taken after intercourse, the more effective it is. This medicine works mainly by delaying ovulation. Drug-induced emergency contraception is a drug used ...

The government is set to commission a free emergency contraception service in pharmacies in England, aiming to end the “postcode lottery” of access to the morning-after pill.The cost of the ...

In a new study, a new male contraceptive pill was found to be effective in humans without any side effects. With the phase-2 ...

When taken as directed, norgestrel has 98% efficacy in preventing pregnancy in individuals who are adherent to the daily regimen.

The morning-after pill is set to become free in all of England’s pharmacies in a move to end an “unfair postcode lottery” for ...

In 2021 alone, 1,391 girls aged 13-15 were provided with free emergency contraception including the morning-after pill. A 2018 study also found that women who experience domestic violence and ...

The pill will be available for free at pharmacies in order to "reduce inequalities", according to the Department of Health and Social Care.

The UK government has announced that the morning-after pill will now be available for free at pharmacies across England under the NHS, a move that marks a significant step in improving access to ...

Q: I heard Plan B is not as effective when you are overweight, and I weigh 190lbs. I went to my pharmacy to get Ella instead, but I didn’t see any on the shelf, so I took Plan B anyway. If I can’t ...