YOUR
Can EC Pills
Protect me from Sexually
Transmitted Diseases?
NO! The EC pill WILL NOT protect you from sexually
transmitted diseases. Saying No to Sex or using a
condom correctly every time you have sex will
protect you from sexually transmitted diseases.
What are the other
benefits of Emergency
Contraception?
The emergency contraceptive pill will
give you back control over your life.
Having a child is a big deal. Every
Woman has the Right to choose when
to have a child. Exercise that Right.
If you have unprotected sex, do not
hesitate. Go straight to your family
planning association or health provider
and ask for the emergency contraceptive
pill. They are there to serve you.
Emergency Contraception:
When there is an
accident, there is a
solution – the Emergency
Contraceptive Pill.
* Remember:
If you have had unprotected sex, you may have put
yourself at risk of getting HIV/AIDS or some other
sexually transmitted disease. Please GET TESTED.
We know it is scary but knowing your status will
make both you and your partner feel safer.
Emergency
RIGHTS.
Contraception:
Every Woman has a right to decide when she
wants to get pregnant. The EC Pill gives you the What Every Young
power to exercise that right.
Woman needs to know
You have the right to safe and effective methods
of preventing pregnancy. If you had unprotected about the EC Pill.
sex, the EC Pill is the safest and most effective way
to prevent pregnancy. What are
Emergency
You have the right to health services free from
Contraceptives?
fear, shame and discrimination
You have the right to private and confidential Emergency Contraceptives are pills that a
services from a qualified professional. woman can use to prevent pregnancy after she
has had unprotected sex. They are sometimes
You have the right to education and information
called the morning after pill
about your health.
or the EC pill. What is
Any one can make a mistake. Do not allow your Unprotected
life to be governed by one mistake. Use the EC Pill. Sex?
Unprotected sex occurs when
Know Your Rights and Exercise Them. people have sex without a condom or
another contraceptive method.
People have unprotected sex because –
YOUR RESPONSIBILITY • They did not plan to have sex
Your health is your Responsibility. • They were pressured into having sex
Get information and use it for
your own betterment.
• The condom they were using burst during sex.
How Do I
With the EC Pill, Timing is Everything. Use It?
Produced by the Caribbean Family Planning Affiliation Ltd. Take the EC pill within three days after
Sir Sydney Walling and George Walter Highway, Box 3386,
St. John’s, Antigua.
having unprotected sex. The sooner you
take the pill after unprotected sex, the
Tel: 462-4170/1;Fax 268-562-4710 more effective it is in preventing pregnancy.
e-mail: cfpa@candw.ag
kadax@actol.net To learn more about the EC pill, read on.
* Remember:
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We all make mistakes.
For more information, call or visit your Family Planning Emergency Contraceptives give
Association. They are there to serve you. you the power to correct them.