The morning after pill is used as a form of emergency birth control in the event of unprotected sex. Call this hotline for a list of providers who prescribe emergency contraception.

How effective is the morning after pill if just one dose is taken? Learn the answer to this and many other emergency birth control questions here.

The name of the morning after pill might be misleading. In fact, the pill might still be effective when taken 120 hours after intercourse.

Take this quiz and find out how much you really know about the morning after pill and emergency contraception.

The morning after pill is a combination of high doses of estrogen and progesterone that work together to delay ovulation. Watch this video to learn more about how it works.

When the morning after pill was issued as an over-the-counter medication, some pharmacies declined to stock the pill. Find out the major pharmacy chains who pledge to stock it.

The morning after pill works by delaying ovulation, interrupting egg fertilization or by preventing implantation. Find out more about emergency contraception here.

The morning after pill was approved in 2006 by the FDA for over-the-counter use by women age 18 and older. Find out more about this back-up method of birth control.

The most common side effects from the morning after pill are nausea and vomiting. Read here to learn how anti-emetic medication might help to lessen these side effects.

The morning after pill is most effective when taken within the first 24 hours after unprotected intercourse. Enter your zip code here and find out where to get the pill.

Plan B, or the morning after pill, works by preventing a pregnancy, while RU-486 works by terminating a pregnancy. Find out the differences between these two pills.