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" The manufacturers of Norvelo, a European emergency contraception pill, just announced that they&amp;#039;ll be adding a warning label stating that the drug is completely ineffective for women weighing over 175 pounds and begins to lose effectiveness for anyone over 165 pounds (Mother Jones). That&amp;#039;s a huge deal for anyone on this side of the pond relying on Plan B, which is virtually identical in dosage and chemical makeup to Norvelo. Also known as the &amp;quot;morning after pill,&amp;quot; Plan B is currently available in the US to everyone (no matter how old you are) without a prescription. It&amp;#039;s meant to be a backup method for preventing pregnancy in case your normal birth control method (condoms, The Pill, etc) fails (CDC). At the moment, the FDA is still reviewing whether or not a similar warning label needs to be placed on Plan B and generic versions of the same pill (CNN). In the meantime, the Centers for Disease Control is stressing that Plan B should be used as a backup method, not as your main method of preventing pregnancy, stating: &amp;quot;The best way to reduce the risk of unintended pregnancy among women who are sexually active is to use effective birth control correctly and consistently&amp;quot; (CNN). Have more questions about birth control and pregnancy? Check out some of these resources: How To Deal With A Pregnancy Scare What Birth Control Is Right For You? "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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