Emergency contraception, or emergency birth control, is used to help keep a woman from getting pregnant after she has had sex without using birth control or if the birth control method failed. This page offers answers to frequently asked questions about emergency contraception.
Review Date: January 23, 2013
Office on Women's Health
Find answers to frequently asked questions about male condoms, including what they are, how they work, and who can use them.
Review Date: February 19, 2013
Family Health International
What are the different types of birth control? Do they have side effects? Are birth control pills safe? Find answers to these questions, and more.
Review Date: January 19, 2012
Office on Women's Health
A fact sheet about research on the risk of developing cancer of the breast, cervix, liver and ovary from the use of oral contraceptives.
Review Date: March 01, 2013
NIH National Cancer Institute
