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Birth Control
Emergency Contraception
You can use emergency contraception if a condom breaks, you've forgotten a pill, you are taking other medicines that may affect contraception medicines, or you have had unprotected sex. Emergency contraception does not protect against Reference sexually transmitted infections Opens New Window.
For more information, see the topic Reference Emergency Contraception.
| By: | Reference Healthwise Staff | Last Revised: Reference May 3, 2012 |
| Medical Review: | Reference Sarah Marshall, MD - Family Medicine
Reference Femi Olatunbosun, MB, FRCSC - Obstetrics and Gynecology |
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