emergency contraception

[ ih-mur-juhn-see kon-truh-sep-shuhn ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a method for preventing pregnancy taken or used after sexual intercourse has already occurred, usually because other methods were unavailable or rendered ineffective: morning-after pill ( def ).
If you've had unprotected sex recently and have missed pills from the first seven days of your pack, you may need emergency contraception.

First recorded in 1970–75

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