hello!
so my girlfriends doctors screwed up her
BC by ordering the wrong type so she has
not been on BC for about a week and a few
nights ago we had sex and the condom
broke. I pulled out in time but we were
still worried so she took plan b and it
says its effective up to 5 days but ive
read if it isnt taken within the first 24
hrs then it is only 72% effective. she
took plan b around 50 hrs after sex so is
it still really effective or has the
effectiveness decreased a lot?
thanks a bunch
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Replies(43)
zoey_chickreplied on March 16th, 2008
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
well i was told it was 72hours which is
3days
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benc152replied on March 16th, 2008
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
i thought that stuff only worked if the
girl was already on it? lol another thing
ben has no clue about with girls *shuts
up*
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krystineMreplied on March 16th, 2008
Extremely EHEALTHy
plan b isnt like taking BC, its something
a girl can take if a condom broke or the
guy finished inside and reduces the chance
of pregnancy. if it is taken within 3
days, so 72 hours, after unprotected sex
it will decrease the chance that you will
get pregnant by up to 89%.
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Reptarreplied on March 16th, 2008
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
It's still very likely that it's
effective. And you've done all you can, so
good luck with that.
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jessamynreplied on March 17th, 2008
Supporter
It would be available up to 72 hours if it
werent affective in that time period,
plain and simple, however it all depends
if taken correctly.
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AlphaCentaurireplied on March 17th, 2008
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
benc152
wrote:
i thought that stuff only
worked if the girl was already on it? lol
another thing ben has no clue about with
girls *shuts
up*
How could that even make sense? Also,
birth control isn't just "about girls".
It takes two to tango.
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Reptarreplied on March 17th, 2008
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AlphaCentauri
wrote:
benc152
wrote:
i thought that stuff only
worked if the girl was already on it? lol
another thing ben has no clue about with
girls *shuts
up*
How could that even make sense? Also,
birth control isn't just "about girls".
It takes two to
tango.
He obviously confused planB with the pill.
And yes, planB and the pill are just about
girls since they're the only ones who can
take them. Birth control in general isn't,
but just because he doesn't know what
planB is doesn't mean he was trying to pin
all the responsibility on the girl.
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krystineMreplied on March 17th, 2008
Extremely EHEALTHy
i think what Alpha meant when she said:
"birth control isn't just 'about girls'.
it takes two to tango"
Is that boys have a form of birth control
too condoms, because she didnt exactaly
say taking the pill.
but yeah i think he got it mixed up with
the pill too.
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AlphaCentaurireplied on March 17th, 2008
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Thank-you, KrystineM.
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benc152replied on March 18th, 2008
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Reptar
wrote:
AlphaCentauri
wrote:
benc152
wrote:
i thought that stuff only
worked if the girl was already on it? lol
another thing ben has no clue about with
girls *shuts
up*
How could that even make sense? Also,
birth control isn't just "about girls".
It takes two to
tango.
He obviously confused planB with the pill.
And yes, planB and the pill are just about
girls since they're the only ones who can
take them. Birth control in general isn't,
but just because he doesn't know what
planB is doesn't mean he was trying to pin
all the responsibility on the
girl.
I don't think birth control is the girls
responsibility. It's shared. It's not so
easy as the pill for girls and condoms for
guys, all guys and girls should carry
condoms and girls should take the pill if
they want.
My question was simply because my
understanding of planb is that it's the
morning after pill, which I thought was
only effective IF that girl had been on
the pill and therefore already built up
some chemical. I don't know really
anything about it XD. I'm a guy in a
relationship with another guy(who lives on
the other side of the world). The pill
really isn't an issue.
I understand as well that different
countries have different things. I don't
think the "planb" pill is even available
here , I know for sure that the abortion
pill isn't.
Anyway yeah, please don't turn anything I
say into a guys vs girls thing. I believe
everything to do with pregnancy is equal.
birth control, responsibility, choice to
keep or abort should all have an equal
imput from both parties.
I'm not one to pick someone to blame =\
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AlphaCentaurireplied on March 18th, 2008
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
benc152
wrote:
I don't think birth control is the girls
responsibility. It's shared. It's not so
easy as the pill for girls and condoms for
guys, all guys and girls should carry
condoms and girls should take the pill if
they want.
My question was simply because my
understanding of planb is that it's the
morning after pill, which I thought was
only effective IF that girl had been on
the pill and therefore already built up
some chemical. I don't know really
anything about it XD. I'm a guy in a
relationship with another guy(who lives on
the other side of the world). The pill
really isn't an issue.
Thanks for clearing this up. Please
disregard my previous post.
Quote:
tr>
I understand as well that different
countries have different things. I don't
think the "planb" pill is even available
here , I know for sure that the abortion
pill isn't.
Why do you think your country doesn't have
these 2 medications?
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benc152replied on March 18th, 2008
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
AlphaCentauri
wrote:
benc152
wrote:
I don't think birth control is the girls
responsibility. It's shared. It's not so
easy as the pill for girls and condoms for
guys, all guys and girls should carry
condoms and girls should take the pill if
they want.
My question was simply because my
understanding of planb is that it's the
morning after pill, which I thought was
only effective IF that girl had been on
the pill and therefore already built up
some chemical. I don't know really
anything about it XD. I'm a guy in a
relationship with another guy(who lives on
the other side of the world). The pill
really isn't an issue.
Thanks for clearing this up. Please
disregard my previous post.
Quote:
tr>
I understand as well that different
countries have different things. I don't
think the "planb" pill is even available
here , I know for sure that the abortion
pill isn't.
Why do you think your country doesn't have
these 2
medications?
Well abortion is illegal in Australia
unless it can be proven that having a baby
will sereverly damanage the mothers or the
babys physical or mental health if the
birth goes ahead. So I assume they don't
want to make something illegal a matter of
buying it over the counter for $20.
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Mabelreplied on March 18th, 2008
Supporter
benc152
wrote:
Well abortion is illegal in Australia
unless it can be proven that having a baby
will sereverly damanage the mothers or the
babys physical or mental health if the
birth goes ahead. So I assume they don't
want to make something illegal a matter of
buying it over the counter for
$20.
Plan B is NOT an abortion pill. It
PREVENTS PREGNANCY, it does NOT ABORT.
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krystineMreplied on March 18th, 2008
Extremely EHEALTHy
i dont think he was implying that it was
Ingi.
just stating that abortions and abortion
PILLS are illegal unless proven it will
damage the mother or babys physical and
mental health.
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benc152replied on March 19th, 2008
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Ingi
wrote:
benc152
wrote:
Well abortion is illegal in Australia
unless it can be proven that having a baby
will sereverly damanage the mothers or the
babys physical or mental health if the
birth goes ahead. So I assume they don't
want to make something illegal a matter of
buying it over the counter for
$20.
Plan B is NOT an abortion pill. It
PREVENTS PREGNANCY, it does NOT
ABORT.
I understand that much
what i said was that there are such strict
laws on abortion pills and birth control
here.... and then said i don't know about
plan b however i do know these ones are
band .....
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Lilly Ivyreplied on March 19th, 2008
Extremely EHEALTHy
Ingi
wrote:
benc152
wrote:
Well abortion is illegal in Australia
unless it can be proven that having a baby
will sereverly damanage the mothers or the
babys physical or mental health if the
birth goes ahead. So I assume they don't
want to make something illegal a matter of
buying it over the counter for
$20.
Plan B is NOT an abortion pill. It
PREVENTS PREGNANCY, it does NOT
ABORT.
It PREVENTS OVULATION. Which means the egg
doesn't get into the mix, so the sperm has
nothing to fertilize.
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benc152replied on March 19th, 2008
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
whats with all the bloody capital letters?
i never said it WAS (haha) an abortion
pill.
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Mabelreplied on March 19th, 2008
Supporter
benc152
wrote:
Ingi
wrote:
benc152
wrote:
Well abortion is illegal in Australia
unless it can be proven that having a baby
will sereverly damanage the mothers or the
babys physical or mental health if the
birth goes ahead. So I assume they don't
want to make something illegal a matter of
buying it over the counter for
$20.
Plan B is NOT an abortion pill. It
PREVENTS PREGNANCY, it does NOT
ABORT.
I understand that much
what i said was that there are such strict
laws on abortion pills and birth control
here.... and then said i don't know about
plan b however i do know these ones are
band .....
Plan B may be called something different
in Australia. It is a massive dose of
hormones usually taken in 2 pills. If
taken within 72 hours of unprotected sex,
it can prevent pregnancy. It doens't
always work and shouldn't be relied on as
birth control - although you may read that
plenty of people use it as such.
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AlphaCentaurireplied on March 19th, 2008
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
benc152
wrote:
whats with all the bloody
capital letters? i never said it WAS
(haha) an abortion
pill.
Well then why would it be banned?
Is the birth control pill allowed in
Australia?
Plan B is allowed in Australia, and Ingi
is correct, it is called something
different:
Postinor-2 and Levonelle-2 (progestin-only
EC) became available in 2002. In 2004,
Postinor-2 became available without
prescription.