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Birth control and emergancy contraceptives, what's the difference?
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Timing: Birth control means thinking ahead and preventing pregnancy before sex. Emergency contraceptives are used when a person has sex without using birth control, or the birth control fails (such as a broken condom). The former is much better
Answered 10/4/2016
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