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Emergency Contraception: Know Your Options and Myths

Learn about emergency contraception, its types, costs, myths, and the importance of safer sex practices to prevent pregnancy and STIs. Understand how to protect yourself and access emergency contraception effectively.

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Emergency Contraception: Know Your Options and Myths

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  1. Let’s Review: Contraception

  2. What can happen if you have unprotected sex? • Pregnancy • Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)

  3. Pregnancy

  4. Pregnancy Intention vs. Behavior

  5. Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)

  6. Methods of Protection • What methods do you know that can prevent pregnancy? • What methods do you know that can prevent STIs?

  7. Male Condom Demonstration

  8. Emergency Contraception (EC) • What is it • Plan B, morning after pill • Methods (typically pills) that can prevent pregnancy after unprotected sex if taken ASAP (but up to 5 days) after the encounter • While using an effective form of birth control beforehaving sex is a better ideas, EC is a great back-up option • EC might be for you… • You are not on a regular form of birth control, alcohol or drugs impaired your judgment, you just forgot, the condom broke, withdrawal went wrong, rape, birth control manipulation… • What you might not know: • Guys can also buy EC! • Some forms of EC don’t work as well for women with a higher Body Mass Index (BMI)

  9. Emergency Contraception, cont. • Types • Ella: one pill, available by prescription only • Plan B One-Step: available without a prescription to anyone, sold like Aspirin or condoms at pharmacies or grocery stores • Next Choice, My Way, Levonorgestrel: available over the counter without a prescription for 17+, prescription needed if under age 17 • Cost • Varies, depending on where you get it (Pharmacy, Clinic, Online), what insurance you have. • EC pills range from $30-60 without insurance

  10. Myths about EC • There is only one type of EC pill, and it is hard to get • EC causes abortion • I was partying hard last night, so taking EC now is dangerous • If I take EC today, I am covered if I have unprotected sex again tomorrow • EC will mess up your fertility if you take them too many times For more info: bedsider.org

  11. What is “Safer Sex”? • Correct, consistent (always, not just some of the time) use of latex barriers (condoms and other barriers) on body parts or toys for any kind of vaginal, anal or oral sex • Being mutually sexually exclusive: both you and your partners only have sex with each other • Regular testing for STIs -- all you can be tested for, not just one or two -- by you and your partner

  12. What ISN’T Safer Sex? • Asking someone if they have an STI and them saying no • Someone telling you they are “clean” • Putting on condoms after genital contact begins, or just before ejaculation or orgasm • Sharing sex toys without covering them with a condom or sterilizing before/after use • Doing nothing for prevention, because previous partners were virgins • Avoiding vaginal intercourse, but having unprotected anal or oral sex • Giving a male partner oral sex, but not swallowing • Using the withdrawal method for intercourse • Hormonal methods of contraception • Not having casual sex partners • Washing genitals before/after sex or urinating before/after sex but not using barriers • Being lesbian and only sleeping with women • Being of a certain age, race, economic class, sexual orientation, gender, etc.

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