The chances of getting pregnant decreased by about 10 % every 24 hours after unprotected sex . Study : nurses were twice as likely as doctors to be put on hold . Deborah Nucatola , M.D. , senior director of medical services at Planned Parenthood , which provides reproductive health services -- including emergency contraception -- at more than 800 health centers around the country , says easing restrictions on emergency contraception may help address the uneven access seen in Wilkinson 's study . The FDA changed the age from 18 to 17 in 2014 for emergency contraception ##s .
The chances of getting pregnant decreased by about 10 % every 24 hours after unprotected sex . Study : nurses were twice as likely as doctors to be put on hold . The FDA changed the age from 18 to 17 in 2014 for emergency contraception ##s .