The morning after pill is essentially a high dose of the ordinary contraceptive pill. Taken in two doses 12 hours apart, it works by artificially altering hormone levels. Levonelle uses the ...

One school holds that giving women a pregnancy test followed by a “morning-after pill” if the test is negative ... from reaching the egg. In this way, any child conceived is exposed to very ...

And the longer they delay, the greater the risk. Experts estimate that the pill is used by half a million women in Britain every year.

Am I an alcoholic? It’s a question I’ve asked myself many times over more than a decade. That alone is enough for most ...

He’s making big business, in part, by undercutting retail prices; for instance, he was selling a Plan B morning after contraceptive pills for $20 less than Walgreens and CVS. Nicorette Gum was ...

Israeli troops crossed the border for the first time since 2006 in a ground operation targeting Hezbollah. The Israeli military called for evacuations in southern Lebanon. As a Crisis Builds ...

When I first phoned up, my symptoms were just dismissed as period pain and me being 'overdramatic'. "I'd never experienced anything like this until taking the morning after pill. I was told I was ...

Combination pills prevent pregnancy by stopping the ovaries from releasing an egg (ovulation) and causing changes to the lining of the uterus. Progestin-only pills are also called the minipill. This ...

I was told to take one pill at the appointment and then one three to four hours later. If I had any questions, they said I should go to my local urgent care. I then went into a third room, where I was ...

LaSalle residents are reminded that Potassium Iodide (KI) pills previously handed out are close to expiration.