Morning after pills designed to be taken within 72 hours of unprotected sex have been available from pharmacies for some years now, with a five-day emergency pill called ellaOne only available from GPs and family planning clinics. However in , the European Union changed the status of this 5-day emergency pill so that now, it can be bought from chemists across the UK without a prescription — just like the other emergency contraceptive pills.
In , emergency contraceptives were licensed for under 16s in the UK which caused controversy among some campaigners who wanted to deny children access to it. Whilst some sexual health charities welcomed the change in law, arguing that all women and girls should have access to the pill without fear of stigmatization, other organisations were resistant. Today, three types of emergency contraception are available in the UK: the copper coil IUD , ellaOne, and the traditional morning after pill, which is usually known as Levonelle, or the generic version is Levonorgestrel.
While Levonorgestrel can be taken up to three days after unprotected sex, ellaOne is effective for up to five days following sex without a condom. The most effective form of emergency contraception is the copper coil; however, this needs to be fitted by a trained health professional.
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Current evidence suggests that the hormone works similarly to normal birth control by preventing ovulation , but previous studies have shown that it prevents implantation of a fertilized egg. ECPs had been prescribed off-label during the s as high doses of hormonal birth control pills or as high doses of diethylstilbestrol DES , a type of synthetic estrogen , for women who had been raped.
Due to the many harmful side effects of DES, in the s Dr. Albert Yuzpe did the first formal studies of combined estrogen-progestin ECPs with the goal of reducing the number of unintended pregnancies. ECPs were first used for rape victims, but today they are more widely used by women for any type of situation where unprotected sex occurred and there is the risk of an unintended pregnancy.
The creation of this technology was facilitated by the existence of hormonal birth control pills and synthetic hormones. The development of the technology was motivated by population control and family planning concerns, as well as the desire to ensure reproductive rights. This was after a application for OTC status for Plan B submitted by the WCC was rejected and the application was resubmitted in with the provision that it be sold OTC to individuals sixteen years and older.
Its mechanism, specifically the evidence that it works by preventing implantation of a fertilized egg , has provoked a spectrum of reactions. Much of the opposition to Plan B stems from the belief that life begins at fertilization and that the zygote has moral status.
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