Sweet. A new report says that more than 90 percent of women between 15 and 24 years-old think emergency contraception, or the “morning after pill,� is safe and effective.

To evaluate the acceptability of emergency contraception among young women, Dr. Corinne H. Rocca, from the University of California, San Francisco, and colleagues analyzed survey data from 1,950 women who participated in a study that evaluated access to emergency contraception through advance provision, pharmacies or clinics.

The results show that 92 percent of the women believed emergency contraception to be safe and 98 percent considered it effective, according to the report in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

The study also showed that accessibility to EC influenced whether the drug was used promptly. EC is more effective the sooner you take it, so obviously access is kind of a huge deal. (Tell that to asshole pharmacists.)

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February 8, 2007 11:14 PM

[0+]  betty said:

sweet? absolutely. but let's not forget that these are women who are already aware of the fact and benefits of ec. they're surveying women with access and education about their options--things that many young women in america are sorely lacking. even given that, 14% of them didn't use it when they thought they should.

http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/551620

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February 10, 2007 3:14 PM

[0+]  oenophile said:

Plan B works by two mechanisms, one of which is to prevent implantation of a fertilised egg. The sooner you take EC, the MORE likely it is to work via the other method, which is preventing ovulation.

My (one) problem with people considering BC to be "effective" is that many people are completely unaware of failure rates. I dated a guy who told me that condoms are 100% effective and ONLY break if used incorrectly. (30% of women who seek abortions annually - some half-million women - had their birth control fail.)

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