PolitiFact, Feb. 2, Pregnancy tests include a moisture-absorbing tablet, not a Plan B pill AFP Fact Check, Feb. 11, 2020, Pregnancy tests don’t contain the morning-after pill Thank you for ...

SciCheck Digest. Pregnancy tests contain a desiccant tablet to absorb moisture and keep the test dry before use. But posts on social media falsely claim the tablet is a “hidden plan B” pill.

False claims about a Plan B morning-after pill being hidden in over-the-counter pregnancy tests are resurfacing on social media. The posts allege that if you split open the contents of a pregnancy ...

Plan B One-Step is an over-the-counter emergency contraceptive pill for people with female reproductive organs. ... Plan B One-Step (levonorgestrel) tablet, 1.5 mg, for oral use. (2009) ...

The Food and Drug Administration has approved Plan B for use up to 72 hours, or three days, after unprotected sex. Women are able to get the emergency contraception over the counter.

Plan B One-Step and generic levonorgestrel work best if you take them within three days after sex, but they may work up to five days after sex. Ella and the IUD can work up to five days after sex ...

Clearblue on its website also said its pregnancy tests do not contain Plan B and warns against ingesting the tablet. The man in the Facebook video opened a First Response pregnancy test.