Back Up Your Birth Control with EC!

The 2012 National Back Up Your Birth Control Day of Action is Wednesday, March 28, 2012!

Back Up Your Birth Control is a national campaign to raise awareness and expand access to emergency contraception (EC). This year's campaign is focused on emphasizing that EC is a safe and effective method of birth control that prevents pregnancy after unprotected sex.

Check out www.BackUpYourBirthControl.org to learn how you can get involved!

Watson Press Release: KwikMed™ appointed the exclusive online provider for Watson Pharmaceuticals

ella® - The Morning After Pill that Works for up to 120 Hours

ella® is available in just one dose and this morning after pill does not lose effectiveness throughout the 120 hours. In fact, ella® is thought to be an even more effective morning after pill than Plan B One-Step® in pregnancy prevention. The chances of becoming pregnant after taking the morning after pill ella® are 1 in 50, rather than 1 in 40 with Plan B One-Step®. Without any form of emergency contraception, the chances of becoming pregnant as a result of unprotected intercourse are 1 in 20.

	ella®
Availability	a morning after pill available in the U.S. by prescription only. Many pharmacies do not yet stock ella® but KwikMed has been appointed by Watson Pharmaceuticals as the exclusive online distributer for ella®. Morning after pill orders are shipped overnight.
Effectiveness	decreases likeliness of pregnancy to 1 in 50. Works for up to 5 days (120 hours) and does not decrease in effectiveness during the 5 days.
Dosing	1 pill containing 30mg of ulipristal acetate
Cost	$40.00 online – includes physician fee and free next-day shipping

ella®: The New Emergency Contraceptive

ella®, now available in the U.S., is a revolutionary new prescription morning after pill that reduces your chance of becoming pregnant if your birth control fails or you have unprotected sex. In 2010 the FDA approved ella® as an emergency contraceptive pill (ECP) that is effective for up to 5 days after intercourse.

How ella® Works

The pill ella® works by inhibiting or delaying ovulation, essentially delaying the release of the egg and prohibiting it from joining with the sperm. Sperm can live in the reproductive tract of a woman for 5 days and ella® delays ovulation throughout this period. The morning after pill ella® is not effective in women who are already pregnant and should not be used by those who knowingly are pregnant. ella® can be taken at any time during the monthly menstrual cycle, including just before ovulation – the time when you are most fertile and likely to get pregnant.

There is no long-term impact on a woman's fertility if she would like to become pregnant in the future after taking the morning after pill ella®. Emergency contraception is not intended for continual, routine use and is only for use in women who have experienced, or suspect they may have experienced, contraceptive failure.

The Morning After Pill Delivered Privately to Your Door

Time is of the essence when you are in need of emergency contraception, and so is privacy. ella® is sent to you overnight in secure and discreet packaging. Unlike the morning after pill Plan B One-Step®, which is only effective for up to 72 hours, you have up to 5 days to act with ella®.

At KwikMed your personal information is kept confidential and private and is never sold to any third party or shared with any insurance company or other medical services provider. KwikMed is fully HIPAA-compliant and can ship ella® overnight to your home, office, hotel or nearby FedEx Office location.

The Morning After Pill Online Prescribing Process

While ella® is available by prescription only, KwikMed has been appointed the exclusive online distributor of this new morning after pill. Our online Physicians are specifically licensed to prescribe online and will review your prescription request and if approved your prescription will be dispensed by a licensed pharmacy and delivered the next day.

With the Morning After Pill Privacy Matters

With ella®, unlike with Plan B One-Step®, you can maintain your privacy by not having to walk into a pharmacy to get your morning after pill. Plan B One-Step® is a morning after pill that is available over-the-counter but not all pharmacists are willing to dispense emergency contraceptives. With ella® you can order this new morning after pill online and have it delivered confidentially to your door, keeping private matters private.