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MORNING AFTER PILL

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10 Percent Of Women Have Used The Morning-After Pill

Plan B use has doubled since it became available over the counter in 2006.

Since it became available over-the-counter, use of emergency contraceptives has nearly doubled in the United States, according to a new study in the journal Fertility and Sterility. Although now nearly 10 percent of women aged 15 to 44 have taken emergency contraception, experts believe this number is still too low.