The Morning After Pill

  • What about Forever?

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    Watoosh!:
    It's just a bunch of hormones. Like a bunch of birth control all at once. I don't see how that could be harmful unless took wayyyyyyyyy too much or someone happened to have some sort of allergy to that specific hormone.
    But how do you know if your allergic if your just some teen who just had sex and got scared?
    May 6th, 2008 at 08:55pm
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    Watoosh!:
    It's just a bunch of hormones. Like a bunch of birth control all at once. I don't see how that could be harmful unless took wayyyyyyyyy too much or someone happened to have some sort of allergy to that specific hormone.
    But how do you know if your allergic if your just some teen who just had sex and got scared?
    Regardless of your age you probably wouldn't know until you took it so I don't see how thats a reason to be used against it.
    May 6th, 2008 at 08:58pm
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    Um...

    Don't you think the morning-after pill will just encourage kids to have sex?

    I mean, what with birth-control of all sorts and pills and stuff kids are going to think they can have sex without consequences, which definitely is not true.
    People are going to have sex anyway, so it's a good idea for them to have a way to stop them from getting pregnate.
    May 6th, 2008 at 10:03pm
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    Kurtni Von Teese:
    Regardless of your age you probably wouldn't know until you took it so I don't see how thats a reason to be used against it.
    I was just using the teenage as an example, but there must be other complications for some people other then just allergies, regardless age. Or are there side effects to the pill?
    May 7th, 2008 at 12:27am
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    Kurtni Von Teese:
    Regardless of your age you probably wouldn't know until you took it so I don't see how thats a reason to be used against it.
    I was just using the teenage as an example, but there must be other complications for some people other then just allergies, regardless age. Or are there side effects to the pill?
    Nausea is the most common along with temporary menstrual cycle disruption.
    Other more rare side effects include vomiting, abdominal pain, fatigue, headache, dizziness, breast tenderness.
    Side effects are generally resolved within 24 hours.
    May 7th, 2008 at 01:00am
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    Watoosh!:
    It's just a bunch of hormones. Like a bunch of birth control all at once. I don't see how that could be harmful unless took wayyyyyyyyy too much or someone happened to have some sort of allergy to that specific hormone.
    But how do you know if your allergic if your just some teen who just had sex and got scared?
    Regardless of your age you probably wouldn't know until you took it so I don't see how thats a reason to be used against it.
    True. Teens are just as likely to be allergic to it as anyone else, and ANYONE is just as likely to be allergic to a cough medicine or even a specific food as they are to be allergic to the hormones in the morning after pill.
    May 7th, 2008 at 06:25pm
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    Kurtni Von Teese:
    Regardless of your age you probably wouldn't know until you took it so I don't see how thats a reason to be used against it.
    I was just using the teenage as an example, but there must be other complications for some people other then just allergies, regardless age. Or are there side effects to the pill?
    Nausea is the most common along with temporary menstrual cycle disruption.
    Other more rare side effects include vomiting, abdominal pain, fatigue, headache, dizziness, breast tenderness.
    Side effects are generally resolved within 24 hours.
    Yeah, that's what I've heard as well.

    From personal expirience, my periods were really screwed up, but they weren't regular to begin with. I didn't get nausous at all. I actually felt really un-nausous for some reason.
    May 7th, 2008 at 06:26pm
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    Here, you have to be at least 17. My boyfriend's parents bought it for me today. It was $40.

    I just need to know how well the damn thing works. I'm still a nervous wreck. >__<
    December 20th, 2009 at 05:25am
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    Here in Alberta it's an over-the-counter if you are 16 or older for just under $40. Any younger and a doctors consultation is required, as well as a prescription. Because of doctor-patient confidentiality, parents can't find out unless their child tells them.

    People tend to think it's a huge ordeal to obtain and take the pill. It really isn't. I can't speak to the psychological consequences for every person, but for me it was a very relaxed, and lifted a huge weight from my shoulders. The people distributing it are medical professionals, they are very supportive, recognize the anxiety involved, and are glad that you are taking the responsibility to get the pill.

    Side effects vary, but for the most part you can just continue with life.

    I think it's a fantastic product that should be more readily discussed with teens. It doesn't matter how sexually responsible you are, things can and do go wrong. Dealing with the consequences can either be put off until there is potentially a child, or they can be stopped before conception even happens.
    January 31st, 2010 at 10:49pm
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    Just out of curiosity, since the morning after pill is different from the abortion pill, what happens if conception has already happened? Is there a risk for birth defects and the like? Have studies been done about risks and are they published?
    February 1st, 2010 at 05:26am
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    A school in New York has recently begun distributing Plan B (it already distributed condoms) confidentially to students who request it. The only way parents can stop it is to sign an 'opt out' form (which I wish they didn't even have). I think this is great. Thoughts?
    September 25th, 2012 at 04:30pm
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    @ waits.
    This was never answered. The difference is the morning-after pill doesn't work if implantation/fertilization has occurred, only if it hasn't. The abortion pill stops a pregnancy. The MAP stops one from happening.

    There really aren't a lot of side effects except that you're going to get sick/nauseated. It's like taking a month's worth of birth control at once. (I heard that works if you can't get MAP.)
    September 25th, 2012 at 04:31pm
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    Where I'm from - any kind of contraception is available to anyone of any age! Want condoms? Cool, we'll give you a C card and you can go get them for free! Need the morning after pill? That's fine, just sign a form and it'll be completely confidential and you can have the pill. Want to be tested? Go along to a sexual health clinic and they'll give you a check up. All of it is entirely confidential if you want it to be and age isn't an issue. It's all FREE aswell.
    This is what I love about Britain.
    September 25th, 2012 at 07:02pm
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    dru will wait.:
    A school in New York has recently begun distributing Plan B (it already distributed condoms) confidentially to students who request it. The only way parents can stop it is to sign an 'opt out' form (which I wish they didn't even have). I think this is great. Thoughts?
    I think it's a great idea as well. I went to school in NYC and at the time they were doing the "free condoms" program that parents could opt of out. Not a lot of parents did and, of course, even if parents did, there were a lot of ways kids could get around it (for example, just asking a friend to pick some up for you).

    I think this - providing kids with even more help when it comes to their sexual health - is an excellent program. Yeah, I think it sucks that kids have to get this kind of care from a school (because of various reasons), but I think 'Better a school than not at all.'

    I think the "it would encourage kids to have sex" argument has been disproved time and time again - with sex education, with giving out free condoms - and I think it'll happen here again.

    I think people need to realize that (some) teens are having sex and whether or not they think it's okay or right or moral won't stop it. The best we can do is continue to educate teens on the risks, prevention, and then find a way to effectively help them if they find themselves in trouble.
    September 28th, 2012 at 02:51am
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    Is it not normal to be able to get free condoms for students in America or something? You can anywhere here... that's actually ridiculous. Anyone should be able to get them.
    September 29th, 2012 at 01:40pm
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    @ katze
    No, it's not. Some schools don't even teach sex-education. You can get them at Planned Parenthood, but unless you're poor enough, you do have to pay. (Not a lot, .60, but still. It adds up quick.)

    And in my town, condoms were also locked up and the person who sold them to you would tell your parents if you bought them, so a lot of people either went without or went to another town. But driving 40 miles for condoms is ridiculous (you know... if you can buy them in your town, but you're too scared).
    September 29th, 2012 at 03:04pm
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    @ dru will wait.
    Whaaat really?! That is mental. Do they want teens to get STD's and pregnant..? We have a thing called a C-card here and anyone who's a student can have one and no one else has to know. There are places around town with a C and that means if you show your card they will give you a packet with condoms (and lube hahaha) inside and you don't have to pay. We also have staff at college (this isn't just a college thing though - it's for schools too) who have a C card around their neck which means you can ask them if you want some. But not many people here are shy about condoms. I think it's something to be proud of even... There's no shame in having sex and having condoms just proves that you're being safe about it, which is a good thing obviously.
    I've only bought condoms once. I could go get like 100 for free if I wanted haha! I've also had the morning after pill before. It wasn't a big deal, my mum didn't know and didn't have to even though I'm under 18, and I didn't have to pay any money.
    It should be like this everywhere.
    September 29th, 2012 at 03:32pm
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    I went to a sexual health clinic here and hey literally forced me to take a bag of free condoms. :p I also got given free condoms at pride but clearly the irony of giving a gay girl condoms at pride was lost on them. Shifty
    September 29th, 2012 at 08:02pm
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    @ katze
    Yeah, the United States has a rather Puritanical view of sex that is poisoning and destroying a lot of things. I hate it. We are undersexed as a nation.
    September 30th, 2012 at 05:07am
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    @ dru will wait.
    This kinda just proved when some girl tried to tell me I'll get pregnant because I had sex. Apparently she's never heard of condoms hahahahah
    September 30th, 2012 at 05:35pm