morning-after pill
noun
morn·ing-af·ter pill
ˌmȯr-niŋ-ˈaf-tər-
variants
or less commonly morning after pill
plural morning-after pills also morning after pills
: an oral drug usually containing high doses of estrogen that is taken up to usually three days after unprotected sexual intercourse or contraceptive failure to prevent or delay ovulation
The FDA-approved morning-after pill can reduce the chance of pregnancy after unprotected sex or failure of another contraceptive method like a condom, and is ideally taken within 72 hours. The pill … works by delaying ovulation or preventing implantation and cannot terminate a pregnancy.—Parija Kavilanz
compare emergency contraception
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