Plan B is the first progestin-only emergency contraceptive to be approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Although oral contraceptive pills containing progestin have been in use for routine contraception for many years, Plan B contains the first progestin-only tablet specifically developed for postcoital contraception. Plan B is safe for most women and is highly effective. Each Plan B packet includes a single course of treatment and consists of two tablets, each containing 0.75 mg levonorgestrel, a totally synthetic progestogen. The first tablet should be taken as soon as possible within 72 hours (3 days) of unprotected intercourse. The second tablet must be taken 12 hours later. Safe, effective, and accessible emergency contraception is one of the most important tools for reducing the unacceptably high number of unintended pregnancies. According to the Alan Guttmacher Institute, there are over 3 million unintended pregnancies each year.1 Half of these end in abortion. By reducing the risk of pregnancy after unprotected intercourse, Plan B can substantially reduce the incidence of unintended pregnancies and the corresponding need for abortion.1-5
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The Alan Guttmacher Institute-www.guttmacher.org-is a not-for-profit corporation for sexual and reproductive health research, policy analysis and public education, with offices in New York and Washington, D.C. We look forward to welcoming Dr. Sharon L. Camp to AGI in January 2004.
Who is Dr. Sharon L. Camp?
Camp, the Plan B(how cute/sarcasm)("emergency contraception") US distributor.
So this individual takes it upon himself to speak for the worlds' entire population in declaring what is "unacceptably high" when it comes to the number of times another human being is conceived without our "permission." How pompous and self-serving can one be?