Don’t swallow: vaginal emergency contraception on its way

Sorry we’re so chock full of repro rights news today, but they just keep rolling in…
Vaginal administration of emergency contraception could be a better alternative for women than oral administration.
A new study in Fertility and Sterility shows that giving EC to women vaginally is just as effective in the reduction of hormone levels as taking the drug orally.
Now I don’t know how much I want to take any frigging drug vaginally; just popping a couple of pills seems like a more reasonable alternative. However, the study showed that taking EC this way could lead to lower levels of nausea or vomiting.
I took EC when I was 17 (lucky for me there were no assholes telling me I couldn’t), and the nausea was horrible. So I’m really glad to see that there is another option for women, even if it does include the phrase ‘vaginal administration’.

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