emergency contraception
noun [ U ] uk/ɪˌmɜː.dʒən.si kɑːn.trəˈsep.ʃən/ us/ɪˌmɝː.dʒən.si kɒn.trəˈsep.ʃən/
紧急避孕
any method of contraception (= a way of preventing a woman from becoming pregnant) that can be used a short time after the woman has had sex
To find out where to get emergency contraception in your area, call our hotline. 如果想知道你所在地区哪里可以获得紧急避孕药，请拨打我们的热线。
See also: morning-after pill
- More examples
- The emergency contraception can be taken in one of two forms: birth control pills in two doses, one within 72 hours of intercourse and the second 12 hours later; or an IUD used within five days.
- The Student Health Centre offers emergency contraception in the form of the morning-after pill.
- "If most women had emergency contraception in their medicine cabinet, we could cut the rate of unintended pregnancy in half," she said.