Birth control and emergency contraception sales on the rise

Birth control requests surge

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(ABC 6 News) — Birth control and emergency contraception sales have soared following the election.

Emergency contraception provider, Restart, saw a 966% spike in orders during the 60 hours following the election.

This comes while value packs containing four doses were up more than 7000% in the last week.

Telehealth birth control provider, Wisp, saw a 460% sales increase between November 6-11.