Emergency contraception is a medicament that a woman can use to prevent pregnancy after sexual intercourse, accomplished without protection (“unprotected” or “overt” sexual act), i.e. in emergency situations.
Emergency contraception is used after sexual intercourse. You have to understand that abortion is quite unpleasant and sometimes an expensive procedure. But this is not enough. Abortion can lead to a variety of complications, including infertility. So if your health and the health of your future children are important for you, use emergency contraceptives.

What is emergency contraceptive? This is Morning-after Pill or it is also called the pill of the next day, a tablet on the morning after sex.

Morning-after Pill is a synthetic derivative of the hormone testosterone.

What you must remember:
Emergency contraceptive pills are only for emergency use and are not suitable for regular use as a contraceptive method. Frequent use of emergency contraception may cause side effects such as menstrual irregularities.

How does emergency contraception act?
The mechanism of emergency contraception is:
- suppressing or delaying ovulation;
- violation of the fertilization process,
- immobilization of sperm and egg transport,
- change properties of the endometrium, which prevents the introduction of a fertilized egg in the lining of the uterus.

If you have had an unexpected “unprotected” sexual intercourse without using contraception, there was a rape, you have used some method of contraception, but there was a “failure” (e.g. burst condom), do not despair, there is a way out! And it is Morning-after Pill. It is a fact that not each woman wants to become pregnant. About 50 worldwide million pregnancies end in abortion. The usage of emergency contraceptives in each corner of the world helped to reduce the number of abortions.

For unpleasant situations, there is Morning-after Pill that will prevent unintended pregnancy.
1 tablet is taken within 72 hours (preferably immediately) after unprotected sexual intercourse, 1 more tablet should be taken 12 hours after the first.
With multiple sexual acts – an extra tablet every 8 hours after the first. There is no more than 4 tablets per month.

As in the case of other emergency contraceptives, the effectiveness of Morning-after Pill depends on how quickly it passed. It is an exclusive new feature for emergency contraception.

Planned parenthood is nowadays the widely discussed theme which is really vitally important for any individual planning thoroughly her or his own life. In most cases of unplanned pregnacies women chose that birth control method which did’t happen to be effective enough to prevent pregnancy alone. Usually it’s worthy to combine a basic birth control method with a backup one to guarantee your life plans going on without changes. There is plenty of methods modern women can choose nowadays: IUD ( intrauterine device), birth control implant, shot, pills, ring, patch, breastfdeeding, diaphragm, male and female condoms, sponge, cervical cap, spermicide, withdrawal, or fertility-awareness based methods. Each of them is more or less effective, with more or less side effects. It’s up to a woman and her health control provider to decide whether to use 91 – 98 percent effective yaz oral contraceptive pills or to prefer a nearly 100 percent effective female sterilization or male vasectomy. That’s why doctors highly recommend women to answer at least twenty or even more questions before they decide which method fits their lifestyle.

What are those key answers which any woman should give to find the best basic birth control method for herself? First of all, the health condition should be taken into account to prevent further health problems. For example, are you allergic to latex or spermicide?  Do you have certain inherited blood-clotting disorders, diabetes or high blood pressure? Are you 35 years old or older? Do you smoke? So, each “yes” or “no” gives “for” or “against” certain birth control method. Won’t you forget to get your ovral l  pill at the same time every day? If you are not sure, it’s necessary to make a note on the most visible place or to make it a first-thing in the morning. That’s what the doctors say, as for hormonal methods the regular using is the most important rule to follow. More over, they advise to use a backup method, such as male or female condoms, for example, which can also protect you from HIV and other STDs (sexually transmitted diseases), but remember not to use them combined. Besides, they recommend to always have emergency contraception (morning-after pill) on hand to interrupt pregnancy at certain stages.

To continue the list of questions it’s worthy to mention costs women can afford to pay for a certain birth control method. It  can cost hudreds for dollars at once but can last for years, or you can pay smaller amounts over time, even though it will be finally more expensive in the long run. Both barrier and hormonal contraception methods, such as diaphragm, sponge, ring, patch or yaz oral contraceptive pills, are the most available ones. Such methods as IUD and implant are more expensive and need to be changed in several years. The most expensive birth control methods can cost up to several thousand dollars but give lifelong guarantee.

So, if a woman or a man doesn’t plan to have a child biologically, she or he can choose for themselves the nearly 100 percent guarantee. If they still hope to have a baby and ready to regularly take ovral l pills, for example, or negotiate with the partner a condom use, it’s time to frankly discuss this delicate and vitally important question with a doctor, who should ask much more necessary questions before prescribing this or that birth control method. Every woman should avoid using these methods herself without having a consultation with a specialist and without reading all notifications and prescriptions on any birth control method to keep her body healthy enough to once become a happy mother by plan.