Can I use any birth control pills for emergency contraception?
To have the best chance of preventing pregnancy in the few days after sex, you should use one of the oral contraceptives listed on this website as emergency contraception. Here you will find all the birth control pill brands available in the United States and worldwide that contain the hormones that have been most widely studied and found safe and effective as emergency contraceptive pills (“morning after pills” or “day after pills”). Two types of birth control pills have been well researched in clinical trials for their use as emergency contraception. The first contains levonorgestrel, a form of the female hormone progesterone; they are often called “progestin-only” or “mini” pills. The second contains levonorgestrel and ethinyl estradiol, a form of the female hormone estrogen; they are often referred to as “combined” pills.
