On Yaz - should I take plan b pill? Posted: 11-15-07 17:40pm
okay, i am 18 years old, and last month
started YAZ and everything went fine. but
with yaz your suspose to take it everyday
at the same time and i recently lost my
job and kinda lost track of time and when
i started my 2nd month of yaz, i missed
times, let alone days so i doubled up to
catch up but its so strong it got me very
sick about twice this month, since then
ive been good but im suspose ot get my
period within the next couple days and
about 2 days ago my horny doing it
boyfriend was like just let me do it. and
started to and i was like no its not a
good idea. so he pulled out but im still
very nervous that i might be preg. and i
dont know what to do.. should i get the
plan b pill or wait it out? i have 2 days
left to take plan b? so shold i wait or
just take it? im so nervous if im
pregnanut ill be disowned. =[
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Ingi
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Posted: 11-15-07 17:48pm
I'd take the plan b. What is it going to
hurt if you take it unnecessarily?
You should find a method of birth control
that works for you and your lifestyle.
ALWAYS use condoms in addition to your
birth control pills. Then you won't have
this fear too.
Good luck!
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Emma2
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Posted: 11-15-07 17:49pm
take plan b and know that the earlier you
take the more effective. In the future
stop messing with the pills bcause they
will reduce effectiveness and cause you to
have irratic cycles.
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Verizon-y
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Posted: 11-15-07 20:58pm
Absolutely take the Plan B as soon as
possible. If you ovulate before you take
it it won't work.
I'd keep some extra Plan B around for
emergencies.
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Emma2
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Posted: 11-16-07 08:50am
futureshock
wrote:
Absolutely take the Plan B
as soon as possible. If you ovulate
before you take it it won't work.
I'd keep some extra Plan B around for
emergencies.
That is not recommended. Plan B will and
should not be given for more than one use.
ECP is not a regular form of BC and this
is exactly why they struggled to make it
available over the counter.What she needs
to do is be more responsible and take her
BCP daily and use condoms as the back up
not ECP.
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Verizon-y
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Posted: 11-16-07 17:36pm
Doctors around where I live are
recommending that you keep a dose for
emergencies.
If you are under 18 they recommend you at
least have a signed prescription for it
kept for emergencies, so you don't have to
spend time making an appointment and going
to see the doctor after the fact, because
Plan B must be taken within a certain
amount of time otherwise it is
ineffective.
The reason Plan B took so long to achieve
OTC status had nothing to do with it's
safety. It has to do with a conservative
administration running our government, and
like-minded people thinking Plan B would
make women promiscuous.
.
No one said it should be used for a
regular form of birth control. I agree
with the rest of your post, though.
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Verizon-y
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Posted: 11-16-07 18:08pm
Here is some interesting reading on the
subject of Plan B:
Is EC Safe?
Use of birth control pills as emergency
contraception has been practiced since the
1960s. In fact, the American Medical
Association, the American College of
Obstetricians and Gynecologists, and the
Society for Adolescent Medicine support
easier access to EC, asserting that EC is
entirely safe for teenage and adult women.
Numerous studies of regular use of oral
contraceptives (even the older, higher
dose preparations) found no increased risk
of birth defects. EC is safe enough that
it is already available without a doctor's
prescription in more than 30 countries
around the world.
[W]'hile all of the scientific and medical
evidence indicates that the drug is safe
for all women of childbearing age,
when Plan B was approved for “over
the counter” sale, dual status with age
restrictions was imposed. As discussed
previously, women over the age of 18 can
purchase Plan B without a prescription,
while women under the age of 18 still need
to visit a provider for a prescription
before they can access the drug (Kauffman
& Stein, 2006). This places additional
burdens on young women, who, by the very
nature of their age will have a more
difficult time accessing Plan B in a
timely manner than older women who have
access to additional resources. It is also
particularly worrisome in light of the
fact that the rate of teen pregnancy in
the United States ranks highest among
industrialized Western nations (NARAL,
2006).
In deciding the case of Plan B’s over
the counter status, the Food and Drug
Administration deviated from a number of
its standard operating procedures and
protocols without due cause (Davidoff,
2006). To protect the scientific integrity
of the agency from political influence, a
thorough review of the events leading up
to the three year indecision and the
subsequent dual status recommendation of
Plan B’s over the counter status is in
order.
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Posted: 11-19-07 11:32am
if you are comfortable taking plan b then
do it! you need to be smart about your
birth control pills or get onto the depo
shot!
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Sara Stillwell
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Posted: 11-25-07 12:39pm
I'd say get the ring. It's as effective as
the pill and you can still get your period
at regular times. The only thing you have
to remember with the ring is when you put
it in so you can take it out at the right
time for your period.
Then you won't have
this fear too.
