Morning After Pill & Progesterone

The morning-after pill or ellaONE contains ulipristal acetate. This stops progesterone from working normally for about 5 days. The time that sperm can continue to live and prosper inside the female body. This delay prevents the sperm from fertilizing the egg.

Progesterone is the pregnancy hormone. That’s how it gets its name. PRO (to support) and GEST (…