Anticoncepción de emergencia o Plan B cerca de mí

If you have unprotected sex or a condom breaks, you should take over-the-counter EC as soon as possible within the first 72 hours. If the 72-hour window has passed, you can also get a prescription for the EC brand Ella, which can be taken at any time within five days after sex to reduce your risk of pregnancy.

You should consider Plan B if any of the following have happened:

• You had unprotected sex or have experienced a sexual assault within the last five days (120 hours)

• You forgot to take your regular birth control pills more than twice and are unsure if you are still protected

• You were using a condom during sex, but it broke or slipped off

If you are already pregnant, emergency contraception will not disrupt or end a pregnancy! If you are already pregnant and don’t want to be, carafem can help you with making an abortion plan. We have a detailed post outlining the differences between emergency contraception and the abortion pill to make this clear how each of these options is different.

We also offer a “Missed Period Pill” option for those who have had unprotected sex but don’t know if they are pregnant and want to play it safe.

An IUD is the most effective form of emergency contraception, lowering your chance of becoming pregnant by 99.9%. Once an IUD is inserted, it can protect you from pregnancy, depending on the type, for up to 12 years, and it won’t affect your natural ability to get pregnant in the future. Best of all, it can be taken out at any time within those 12 years if you want to get pregnant or switch birth control methods.

If you want to use an IUD as emergency contraception, you must make an appointment and have a medical provider insert one as soon as possible after unprotected sex. carafem can do this, often as soon as the same or the next day! Make an appointment today.