EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION (EC) or Plan B, previously called the “Morning After Pill,” is a back-up method of birth control that can be used up to 5 days after unprotected intercourse. A woman may use Emergency Contraception:

• after a condom breaks or slips off
• she misses birth control pills or is late on a shot, patch, or ring
• she uses a diaphragm or cervical cap without a spermicide
• has an IUD come out
• is forced to have intercourse against her will

There are several ways you can obtain Emergency Contraception:

• call the Women’s Community Clinic at (415) 379-3800
• log on to www.ec-help.org or ec.princeton.edu
• call (888) NOT-2-LATE
• (in California) you may be able to go directly to a pharmacy and get Plan B without a prescription