ONE dose of Plan B is now being used for emergency contraception
June 2003
ONE dose of Plan B is now being used for emergency contraception.
Plan B consists of 2 tablets of levonorgestrel. Women usually take 1 tab...then the second 12 hours later.
But taking BOTH tablets at once seems to be just as effective...WITHOUT increasing nausea and other side effects.
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