Emergency Contraceptive "Morning After Pill"
This page was reviewed or revised on Tuesday, October 11, 2011 4:22 PM
The 'Emergency Contraceptive Pill (ECP)' or the 'morning after pill' is available to women without prescription, and behind the counters at pharmacies and at local health clinics. The ECP is available at the County of Lambton Sexual Health Clinic.
The ECP should not be used instead of a regular birth control method, and is a back-up method. It can be taken when no protection was used, the condom broke, or birth control was used incorrectly. It cannot terminate a pregnancy that has already started but, if taken within 72 hours of unprotected sexual intercourse, it can prevent a pregnancy from starting.
Click here for information, hours and locations of sexual health clinics in Sarnia-Lambton.
For more information on the ECP click Emergency Contraception After Sex and Plan B.
If you have taken the ECP, and you are late for your next period click here for further instructions.
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