{"id":16228,"date":"2024-11-08T21:20:35","date_gmt":"2024-11-08T22:20:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=16228"},"modified":"2024-11-08T22:24:54","modified_gmt":"2024-11-08T22:24:54","slug":"what-to-know-about-plan-b-cost-effectiveness-and-legality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=16228","title":{"rendered":"What to Know About Plan B: Cost, Effectiveness and Legality"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><\/div>\n<p id=\"article-summary\" class=\"css-79rysd e1wiw3jv0\">We asked experts how it works, when you should take it, how much it costs and more.<\/p>\n<section class=\"meteredContent css-1r7ky0e\">\n<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\" data-testid=\"companionColumn-0\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Emergency contraceptives like Plan B, also known as the morning-after pill, are a safe and effective way to prevent pregnancy after unprotected sex. They are legal nationwide, though they can be easier to access in some states <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.guttmacher.org\/state-policy\/explore\/emergency-contraception\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">than in others<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"css-1u37br4 eoo0vm40\" id=\"link-444349a3\">How does it work?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">There are two main types of oral emergency contraception.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">One is a pill that contains levonorgestrel, a type of synthetic hormone. It is perhaps best-known by the brand name Plan B One-Step, but other types of emergency contraceptives with levonorgestrel include AfterPill, My Way, Next Choice One Dose and Take Action.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">These types of pills work primarily by stopping the ovaries from releasing an egg, said Dr. Alison Edelman, a professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Oregon Health &amp; Science University in Portland. They should be taken within 72 hours after having unprotected sex.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Another type of pill, known by the brand name Ella, contains the drug ulipristal acetate. It works primarily by delaying the release of an egg from the ovaries, Dr. Edelman said. It can be taken up to 5 days after having unprotected sex.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"Dropzone-1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\" data-testid=\"companionColumn-1\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Both these types of emergency contraceptive pills have been shown to reduce the risk of pregnancy, though Ella is more effective than Plan B. In clinical trials for Ella, pregnancy rates for users <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/articles\/PMC4216625\/\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">ranged from 0.9 percent to 2.1 percent<\/a>, while pregnancy rates for levonorgestrel-based options ranged from 0.6 to 3.1 percent.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The sooner you take an emergency contraceptive after unprotected sex, the more effective it is likely to be, said Dr. Monica Woll Rosen, an obstetrician-gynecologist at the University of Michigan Medical School.<\/p>\n<div class=\"css-1336jj\">\n<div class=\"css-121kum4\">\n<div class=\"css-171d1bw\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-asuuk5\">\n<div class=\"css-7axq9l\" data-testid=\"optimistic-truncator-noscript\">\n<div data-testid=\"optimistic-truncator-noscript-message\" class=\"css-6yo1no\">\n<p class=\"css-3kpklk\">We are having trouble retrieving the article content.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-3kpklk\">Please enable JavaScript in your browser settings.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-1dv1kvn\" id=\"optimistic-truncator-a11y\">\n<hr \/>\n<p>Thank you for your patience while we verify access. 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They are legal nationwide, though they can be easier to access in some states than in others.How does it work?There are two main types of oral emergency contraception.One is a pill that contains levonorgestrel, a type of synthetic hormone. It is perhaps best-known by the brand name Plan B One-Step, but other types of emergency contraceptives with levonorgestrel include AfterPill, My Way, Next Choice One Dose and Take Action.These types of pills work primarily by stopping the ovaries from releasing an egg, said Dr. Alison Edelman, a professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Oregon Health &#038; Science University in Portland. They should be taken within 72 hours after having unprotected sex.Another type of pill, known by the brand name Ella, contains the drug ulipristal acetate. It works primarily by delaying the release of an egg from the ovaries, Dr. Edelman said. It can be taken up to 5 days after having unprotected sex.Both these types of emergency contraceptive pills have been shown to reduce the risk of pregnancy, though Ella is more effective than Plan B. In clinical trials for Ella, pregnancy rates for users ranged from 0.9 percent to 2.1 percent, while pregnancy rates for levonorgestrel-based options ranged from 0.6 to 3.1 percent.The sooner you take an emergency contraceptive after unprotected sex, the more effective it is likely to be, said Dr. Monica Woll Rosen, an obstetrician-gynecologist at the University of Michigan Medical School.We are having trouble retrieving the article content.Please enable JavaScript in your browser settings.Thank you for your patience while we verify access. 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