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Definition of Morning-after pill
1. Noun. A large dose of estrogen taken orally within 24 to 72 hours after intercourse; prevents implantation of a fertilized ovum and so acts as a contraceptive; commonly used after rape or incest.
Definition of Morning-after pill
1. Noun. a contraceptive in the form of a pill taken the morning after sexual intercourse ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Morning-after Pill
Literary usage of Morning-after pill
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Tanzania: Violence Against Women Refugees by Human Rights Watch (Organization) (2000)
"Trauma can be reduced by preventing a rape victim from becoming pregnant.
• The "morning-after pill" can be effective up to 72 hours ..."
2. Criminal Justice & Community Response to Rape by Joel Epstein (1995)
"Since most rape victims wish to prevent pregnancy, ER staff can offer various
forms of postcoital contraception (sometimes called the morning- after pill), ..."
3. Adolescent Sexual Development and Sexuality: Assessment and Interventionsby Donna A. Gaffney, Carol Roye, Civic Research Institute by Donna A. Gaffney, Carol Roye, Civic Research Institute (2003)
"Postcoital contraception: Who uses the "morning after pill"? Australia and New
Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 36, 347-350. ..."
4. Wake Up the Lord Is Returning by Alf Droy (2002)
"All single menstruating females even schoolgirls now have the right to obtain
through the NHS birth control pills and the 'morning after' pill. ..."
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