Danazol was the first non-estrogen hormonal method evaluated for use as an emergency contraceptive ... mifepristone may be able to inhibit normal implantation. Multiple studies have proven ...

It stops implantation ... you take a pill that makes your uterus contract and shed its lining and the embryo. Emergency contraception is a type of birth control, not an abortion.

A new study suggests that a pill used for emergency contraception could be repurposed at a higher dose as an abortion drug, ...

Emergency contraception (EC) is a crucial option for preventing unintended pregnancies after unprotected sexual intercourse or contraceptive failure. Recent research has focused on various aspects ...

Have you been feeling unusually irritable, anxious, or emotionally up and down since starting birth control pills? You’re ... the uterine lining to prevent implantation. While these actions ...

Mifepristone is under attack by abortion opponents, with several states seeking in federal court to restrict its use.

One school holds that giving women a pregnancy test followed by a “morning-after pill” if the test ... in order to assess whether a) “emergency contraception” can be appropriately used ...

They can be taken daily to prevent pregnancy, whereas morning-after pills, also known as emergency ... or oral contraceptives are the most common and effective ways for managing symptoms of ...

The research could further complicate the polarized politics of abortion because the drug in the study is the key ingredient in a pill used for emergency contraception. By Pam Belluck and Emily ...

A new study suggests a pill used for emergency contraception could be repurposed at a higher dosage as an abortion drug, providing a possible alternative to mifepristone, one of the two drugs used ...

The 60 milligram dose of ulipristal used in the study is twice the dose of Ella, a prescription drug used for emergency contraception. The company that makes Ella says on its website that it won ...

Idaho, Missouri and Kansas, sued to limit its access. A new study suggests a pill used for emergency contraception could be repurposed at a higher dosage as an abortion drug, providing a possible ...