Restart™ Emergency Contraceptive

Restart™ will be ready for purchase starting Tuesday, June 21. Submit your email above to receive updates when Restart™ is available!

Beginning Tuesday, June 21, anyone who doesn’t have access to emergency contraception can request Restart™ at no cost. Sign up at the top of this page to get updates!

Restart™ will be available to start shipping on Tuesday, June 21.

With multiple delivery options, including same-day or overnight shipping in select cities, you can get Restart™ when you need it — whether it’s for immediate use or to save for later.

Restart™ is delivered right to your door in discreet packaging — because your health is your business and no one else’s.

There will be no tracing back to Stix on your order — you can check out discreetly via PayPal, or if you pay with a credit card your statement will read “GS.”

Side effects may include changes in your period (heavier or lighter bleeding and your next period may be early or late), nausea, lower stomach pain, tiredness, headache, dizziness, and breast tenderness. Read more here.

Restart™ doesn’t impact an existing pregnancy nor does it negatively affect your ability to get pregnant in the future. Check out our article, Does the morning-after pill affect fertility?, on our education hub Real Talk for more info.

The FDA states that there are no concerns that would prevent someone from using levonorgestrel emergency contraceptives safely — regardless of how much they weigh.

When emergency contraception is taken within 72 hours (3 days) after unprotected sex or birth control failure, it can significantly decrease your chances of pregnancy by nearly 90%.

However, there are some studies that suggest efficacy may decrease as body weight and BMI increase. If you weigh over 165 lbs or have a BMI over 25, the morning-after pill available without a prescription may not be as effective, and you may want to consider the prescription morning-after pill, Ella, or the copper IUD. If you have concerns about whether Restart™ is right for you, reach out to your primary care provider.

We believe everyone — at any weight — should be able to use the morning-after pill and trust that it will work effectively. As a team, we’re committed to advocating for accessible emergency contraception for all and will work to offer better options to our customers as they become available. We urge the FDA to approve a higher dose of emergency contraception that is effective for all bodies, regardless of size.

No. Restart™ is an emergency contraceptive that helps to prevent fertilization by preventing or delaying the release of an egg from your ovary. If fertilization does not happen, there is no pregnancy. Medical abortion, in comparison, terminates an existing pregnancy up to 11 weeks by blocking the hormones necessary to maintain a pregnancy. For more info, check out our article The difference between the morning-after pill and the abortion pill on our education hub Real Talk.