Birth Control: Emergency Contraception

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Information about Emergency Contraception

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I was wondering about the morning-after pill. What are its side effects and how much does it cost? Where can I get it if I need it?

Is it possible to take regular birth control pills as the morning-after pill? Can you just take one Ortho Cylen pill and another pill twelve hours later?

I noticed that someone asked if Ortho Cyclen can be used as a "morning-after pill". Can taking birth control as you said (four pills, twelve hours apart) cause you to have a miscarriage even when not taken within seventy-two hours of unprotected sex?