Morning After Pill may soon be OTC. Thoughts?

[Cataholic]

AND, I apologize ahead of time for those of you I will offend with my cavalier attitude on sex in general, and my pro-choice attitude.

[Logan]

Has anyone researched this enough to find any statistics regarding this Plan B pill? I'm just interested in knowing how effective it is, overall, in comparison to other birth control methods, none of which seem to be 100%, other than hysterectomy.

[2kitties]

I think I'm all for it with age requirements. I think it should be held behind the counter and administered by the pharmacist.

I think that if there are no age requirements, then teenage girls will use it as a primary form of birth control because they are uncomfortable talking with their parents and getting on the pill.

It is working very well in France and other European countries. That is a bit different because sexuality is openly talked about and educated in Europe. Here in the states, SEX is still a dirty word. So, kids are doing it without the proper information. They dont' understand STD's and birth control because we won't friggin talk about it. The moral majority and their abstinence line is about as inneffective as anything I've ever seen. Case in point: my AIDS post a while back. High school kids beliving there is a pill to cure HIV. Dear lord. We are obviously giving parents too much credit with this stuff. There are plenty of people- grownups too- who believe they double their protection by using two condoms.
No. I don't see it. Teens aren't ready for this stuff.

But for the rest of us. I love it.

[2kitties]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Logan
Has anyone researched this enough to find any statistics regarding this Plan B pill? I'm just interested in knowing how effective it is, overall, in comparison to other birth control methods, none of which seem to be 100%, other than hysterectomy. [/QUOTE

The first paragraph of the article I posted says this pill is 89% effective if taken in the first 72 hours.

And Cat, I luv ya!

[Logan]

Well, I read it, 2Kitties, but obviously not well enough!!!! Thanks for pointing that out. Seems that there are much more effective methods available. I just hope this one won't be abused. It certainly would not be my method of choice.

[2kitties]

Originally posted by Logan
Well, I read it, 2Kitties, but obviously not well enough!!!! Thanks for pointing that out. Seems that there are much more effective methods available. I just hope this one won't be abused. It certainly would not be my method of choice.

Logan, I hope you didn't take that the way I think it may have sounded. I was just pointing out where I got my info, not giving you a hard time. My poor communication. Sorry about that.

[RICHARD]

After a few deaths by hemorrhage, side effects- I love those disclaimers on the telly--you may go blind, your arse may hurt or you will grow tufts of hair in you nasal/ear passages, Do not take if you are nursing, but it's quite alright for doctors!!- and the stupid people-who-took-it- and-get-preggers-anyway lawsuits it will get pulled of the shelf for a little 'fine tuning'.

Everything is solved with a pill.

I can eat until my stomach explodes if I take a Pepcid AC, Never cough again with what ever pill
that replaces an inhaler and make love like a bunny with Viagra.....

BTW, I must be a gas to sit around after you are done waiting for the 'tide to ebb'.....As you get older the urge to breathe is far more important than the urge to procreate. How I know this I do not know

Imagine the look of surprise on your face when the
PLUS sign becomes visible on the 'stick'...

"But I followed Plan B"!

No go....Responsibility doesn't cost a cent.

[2kitties]

Originally posted by RICHARD
After a few deaths by hemorrhage, side effects- I love those disclaimers on the telly--you may go blind, your arse may hurt or you will grow tufts of hair in you nasal/ear passages, Do not take if you are nursing, but it's quite alright for doctors!!- and the stupid people-who-took-it- and-get-preggers-anyway lawsuits it will get pulled of the shelf for a little 'fine tuning'.

Everything is solved with a pill.

I can eat until my stomach explodes if I take a Pepcid AC, Never cough again with what ever pill
that replaces an inhaler and make love like a bunny with Viagra.....

BTW, I must be a gas to sit around after you are done waiting for the 'tide to ebb'.....As you get older the urge to breathe is far more important than the urge to procreate. How I know this I do not know

Imagine the look of surprise on your face when the
PLUS sign becomes visible on the 'stick'...

"But I followed Plan B"!

No go....Responsibility doesn't cost a cent.

Richard, you may be right. But I want to make sure you aren't confusing this pill with RU-486. That one is the abortion pill. It does not stop implantation. It aborts the zygot- or whatever it's called at that stage. Anyway, this one is not the same and- they claim- it doesn't have the blood pressure/hemoraging/etc side effects of RU-486.

[Logan]

Originally posted by 2kitties
Logan, I hope you didn't take that the way I think it may have sounded. I was just pointing out where I got my info, not giving you a hard time. My poor communication. Sorry about that.

No offense taken, I promise. I was just embarrassed that I didn't catch that in the article!!!

If I take offense, I promise, I will always send you a PM.

[RICHARD]

Originally posted by Cataholic
cavalier attitude on sex in general, and my pro-choice attitude.

I actually hated the Cavalier.

There was no room in the back seat.....But the station wagon was something else!!!


2K,

thanks for the verification....
The inserts/package reading should be interesting!

[lovemyshiba]

Originally posted by Cataholic
AND, I apologize ahead of time for those of you I will offend with my cavalier attitude on sex in general, and my pro-choice attitude.

No offense taken here!!
If administered properly, with age requirements, I think it is a good thing.
Not pointing any fingers, and I'm sorry if this comes out harshly, but if you're too irresponsible to read the instructions or be awake any time within 72 hours after sex, please, please, you shouldn't be doing it in the first place.

[andrea_NMAggie]

When I heard about this one the news the other day, I was pretty surprised. I've had to use Plan B in the past, and must say that it would be a great convenience in being able to go to a drugstore, instead of having to call into my consulting nurse, have them call in the prescription, and drive out of my way to the nearest clinic that might be open on that day/night. By making this available OTC, it would help in the timeliness of taking the pill...and we all know that its effectiveness is best withing 72 hours.

Its hard to really make this assumption, but I don't think that this product will be used as a substitution of other forms of birth control, simply because it generally gives the person taking it a bit of an upset stomach...which many people would rather avoid.

[Tonya]

Well, I am dead set against abortion. -Even if it was a rape. So, in my mind, I like the idea of the morning after pill. But, I can surely see how it will be abused.

[micki76]

I don't understand adult women who don't have the sense to protect themselves against pregnancy and disease! I mean, isn't it easier to take birth control if you think you may have sex? If you know you will have sex in advance, take the friggin' pills, use the friggin' condoms or DON'T DO IT. DUH. Simple.

If you're not smart enough to at least protect yourself, get out of he gene pool people!

I think teens will use it for the reason that 2K said. They can't talk to mom & dad about sex and have no access to any other form of BC, though they can generally purchase condoms. But I'm sure it's very difficult to get a teen boy to use condoms.

I was very lucky to have a mother who realized that no matter how much she punished, grounded or yelled, I was going to have sex if I wanted going to have sex and she put me on birth control as a teen.

[CathyBogart]

Originally posted by 2kitties
I think that if there are no age requirements, then teenage girls will use it as a primary form of birth control because they are uncomfortable talking with their parents and getting on the pill.

Have you ever used the morning after pill? I think most girls might screw up and use it -ONCE-...then realize what HELL you have to go through as it does its work...and be more responsible next time. It would be a very painful thing to abuse.

I'm against age restrictions on it though...I was sexually abused from age 12 to 14, and I can't imagine I am alone in that.

Edit: Just as a random add-on, I also thing you should be allowed to get permanent sterilization surgery when you're 18...no questions asked. I've been battling with several doctors about this since my 18th birthday.