All your Emergency Contraception questions answered

New Delhi, Feb 14 Sexual and reproductive health was the top consulted specialty online in 2020, with one in every four consultations from women during the year coming for sexual and reproductive health, according to insights from Practo, which says it registered 4000+ queries related to SRH every hour in 2020 - an increase from 1000+ queries in 2019.

These findings also indicate an increase in queries for rare disorders like sexsomnia and anorgasmia from young Ind. According to experts, health concerns like sexsomnia and anorgasmia are triggered by the rise in stress, sleep deprivation, and other lifestyle changes that happened during the lockdown.

Pradeepkumar Sandipan Jadhavar, Gynecologist/Obstetrician, who consults on Practo, answers some FAQs on sexual and reproductive health:

Q: What is emergency contraception?

A: Emergency contraception also called post coital contraception is a form of birth control that may be used by women who have had unprotected sex or used a birth control method that failed. There are 2 types of emergency contraception:

* Pill form Popularly known as plan B or morning after pill

( With inputs from IANS )