Things do not always go as planned. You might have forgotten to take your pill, or another birth control method you used might have failed. Now you have a second chance to prevent pregnancy with Plan B®.
- Plan B® is an emergency contraceptive that can still prevent a pregnancy after contraceptive failure, unprotected sex, or sexual assault.
- Plan B® should be taken within 3 days (72 hours) of unprotected sex and can reduce the risk of pregnancy by up to 89%. But the sooner you take it the more effective it will be.
- Plan B® is not RU-486 (the abortion pill); it will not work if you are already pregnant.
Plan B® is not a substitute for routine birth control. It’s important to remember that Plan B® does not protect you from HIV infection (the virus that causes AIDS) or any other sexually transmitted disease (STD).
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