How Do You Take Emergency Birth Control?
Uh-oh. Whether your condom broke, you forgot your birth control, or you just got too caught up in the moment, unprotected sex can happen. Don’t beat yourself up, but do take steps to keep yourself from becoming pregnant if this isn’t a good time for a baby. Even after the fact, you still have birth control options. Emergency contraception, often called EC, emergency birth control or the “morning after pill,” can prevent pregnancy if you take it within 5 days of your unprotected sexual encounter. Don’t panic, take action. Know how emergency contraception, or EC, works. The hormones in EC work in two ways. First, the hormones prevent ovulation from occurring. (If your ovaries don’t release an egg, you can’t become pregnant.) Secondly, the hormones cause the cervical mucus to thicken and become inhospitable to sperm. (If the sperm can’t make it through the mucus, you can’t become pregnant.) There are some people who claim that another way EC prevents pregnancy is by keeping fertilized egg
