Post-Coital Oral Emergency Contraception

Post-coital oral emergency contraception [4] is used for the prevention of pregnancy [5] after intercourse. The contraception [4] comes in the form of pills, often collectively referred to as morning-after pills. Post-coital use of morning-after pills separates them from traditional contraception [4] which is either a continual preventative process, such as the birth control [6] pill, or used during intercourse, such as condoms. Oral emergency contraception [4] is important to embryology [7] because it represents a significant accomplishment in the human ability to manipulate the process of embryonic development and pregnancy [5]. Though there are still many misunderstandings about the morning-after pills as a contraceptive method, the continued efforts of scientists to carry out research on emergency contraception [4] suggests that the technology may continue to improve and grow into more widespread use.