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| • | Birth control
pills containing only progestin |
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| • | 2 doses of 1
Plan B tablet or 20 Ovrette |
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| • | First dose
within 72 hours after intercourse |
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| • | Second dose 12
hours later |
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| • | More effective
than combined ECPs |
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| • | Less nausea
and vomiting than with |
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| combined ECPs |
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Force. Lancet 1998;352:428 |