- Anticonceptivos
- Anticonceptivos de emergencia
Anticonceptivos de emergencia
¿Qué es la anticoncepción de emergencia?
Emergency contraception (EC) (sometimes called the “morning after pill”) can stop a pregnancy before it starts by delaying ovulation. There are three different kinds of EC: an over-the-counter pill, a prescription-only pill (called ella), and certain IUDs.
Both the over-the-counter pill and the prescription-only pill work if you take them within five days (or 120 hours) after having unprotected penis-in-vagina sex. The sooner you take EC pills, the more effective they are, but prescription-only EC is more likely to be effective on the fifth day after unprotected sex than over-the-counter EC is. So it’s a good idea to get EC in advance, so that if you need it in the future, you’ll have it on hand and can start it as soon as possible.
Some people think that the emergency contraception pill is the same as the abortion pill, but they’re actually completely different. Both types of emergency contraception pills work by preventing ovulation (or the release of an egg) during your current menstrual cycle. If you don’t ovulate, then there’s no egg for your partner’s sperm to fertilize. The abortion pill, on the other hand, stops a pregnancy that has already started (which means you’ve ovulated, the egg has been fertilized, and the fertilized egg has implanted in your uterus). Then it brings on your period, which flushes everything out of your uterus.
While EC pills are the most well-known kind of emergency contraception, the most effective kind of EC is actually having an IUD inserted within five days of having unprotected sex.
There are three IUDs that we know work as EC: Paragard, LILETTA, and Mirena. Not only can they prevent a pregnancy from starting after you’ve had unprotected sex, but they can also act as an extremely effective birth control method moving forward.
Datos Básicos
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Efectividad
El ParaGard funciona muy bien como anticonceptivo de emergencia; las píldoras anticonceptivas de emergencia son un tanto efectivas, pero no funcionan tan bien como muchos otros métodos que puedes usar antes o durante el sexo.
Uso perfecto: Depends on many factors
Uso típico: Depends on many factors
¿Qué significa uso perfecto y uso típico?
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Efectos secundarios
Con ParaGard puedes tener reglas más abundantes, cólicos; las píldoras anticonceptivas de emergencia pueden provocar malestar estomacal y vómitos.
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Esfuerzo
El DIU ParaGard se inserta una vez y dura por años; la cantidad y dosis de píldoras dependen de la marca.
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Fácil de conseguir
Se necesita una receta para Ella y Yuzpe; el ParaGard debe ser colocado por un proveedor; Plan B, Next Choice y Levonorgestrel son de venta libre. Búsqueda por EC.
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Costo
Desde $0 a $1,300.
Tipos de anticonceptivos de emergencia
Over-the-counter EC pill
Over-the-counter emergency contraception is a pill you can grab at the drugstore, the grocery store, a health center near you, or online. There are no age, sex, or gender restrictions on who can get over-the-counter emergency contraception, and you don’t have to show ID to buy it.
You may know over-the-counter emergency contraception by the brand name Plan B, but there are many other brands just like it, such as Next Choice, One Dose, and My Way. Over-the-counter EC may not be as effective in people who weigh 165 pounds or more.
Prescription EC pill (ella)
Ella is a different kind of emergency contraception pill than the kind you can get over the counter. You need a prescription to get it, but you may be able to get the prescription from a telehealth provider. There’s no age requirement to get ella. Ella may be less effective in people who weigh 195 pounds or more. It’s a better option than over-the-counter EC pills for people who weigh between 165 and 194 pounds.
IUD as EC
The most effective type of emergency contraception is an IUD. If you get the non-hormonal/copper IUD (Paragard) or a hormonal IUD with 52mg of levonorgestrel (LILETTA or Mirena) inserted within five days of having unprotected sex, it’s 99.9% effective at preventing pregnancy.
If you want to, you can keep the IUD in for up to eight years for LILETTA and Mirena or up to 12 years for Paragard. You can also choose to have it removed once you’ve used it as EC. To use an IUD for EC, you’ll need to see a health care provider to have one inserted. IUDs work equally well for everyone, regardless of weight.
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