
Recently, the morning after pill (Plan B) has become easier to purchase. Basically, this is a high-dosage birth control pill which can be taken up to 72-hours after intercourse. It prevents and stops pregnancy in one of 3 ways: it will prevent an egg from being released, the normal menstrual cycle will be altered, or if an egg has been fertilized, beginning a pregnancy, the ovum will not be capable to implant itself in the uterine wall.