TO GET EC, CALL 866-ECFIRST (866-323-4778) OR CLICK HERE.

What is Emergency Contraception?

• also known as EC
• a special kind of extra-strength birth control pills

What does EC do?

• Helps prevent a pregnancy if:
  • a birth control method doesn’t work or breaks during sex
  • no birth control was used during sex
  • a woman was raped

Who can use EC?

• A woman who doesn’t want to have a baby at this time

How does EC work?

• Works best when taken right away after sex, but can work up to 120 hours (or 5 days)
• Stops ovulation (when a woman releases an egg), or fertilization
• EC DOES NOT HARM AN ALREADY ESTABLISHED PREGNANCY.

How to get EC?

• Call Wisconsin’s Statewide EC Hotline at 866-EC-FIRST (866-323-4778)
• Drug store (ask the Pharmacist)
• Family Planning clinics
• Order online at www.fphs.org