the morning after pill expells the fertilized egg,not kill left over sperm,what would the point be of that,if you have already concieved why get rid of any left over sperm.

The point of it would be that sperm can live up to 10 days and could fertilize the egg later on. Killing live sperm would prevent that and I thought that was why the sooner you take it the better. Thats just what I have been told which is why I am asking.

I don;t consider it an abortion. If we say that then I guess we could go so far as to say birth control is a form of abortion too and I don't think it is.

No!! The morning after pill is not considered abortion.....Right on the packet you recieve with the pills it states that if you are already pregnant this pill will not abort it is to only kill the active sperm left to prevent pregnancy from occuring.............Whoever said this is abortion is completely wrong!

I voted no. I took plan b once and should have taken it before I became pregnant with my son but could've, should've, would've. Besides, I wouldn't have been able to take it in time as I became pregnant over a two week vacation in mexico. I understand that it's only good up to 72 hours after unprotected sex.

Thanks to you all, I am now thinking that it is not abortion.

I am glad we could help, this is what we are here for.

Question?

I had a miscarriage on 09/22/2005. I then took the morning after pill (planb) on 10/04/2005. I had very light bleeding for about 2 days beginning on 10/12/2005. I have not had a heavy menstrual cycle yet. I have taken two pregnancy tests. One on 10/18/2005 and one on 10/24/2005. Both came back negative.

My cycles were very regular prior to miscarriage. Any reason why its taking so long for my next menstrual cycle. Or is it that the bleeding from 10/12/2005 was my menstrual cycle.

Confused here. Please help

I dont understand your answer please explain

birth control pills.. As I was told is a forum of abortion as well..

The morning after pill helps to actually prevent ovulation. The map is a higher than normal dose of levonorgestrel, which is progestin. After you ovulate each month, our bodies naturally excrete progestin to signal to our ovaries that we "already ovulated".... So lets say you have a 28 day cycle and you normally ovulate on day 14, but the condom broke on day 12! Well you take the morning after pill and it prevents ovulation by making your body think you already ovulated, by having a progestin surge. This is the actual medical field definition of what happens, and since I am in thew medical field I thought I would share. It also makes your cervical fluid thicker, which is'nt good for sperm. The map also "sometimes" can cause a fertilized egg to flush out with a normal period. But once your egg is implanted, it's there to stay! Plan b rarely if ever causes the release of an implanted pregnancy.

so, if you've already ovulated then the morning after pill won't help?

The morning after pill also works to thin out the uterine lining, so yes it can work after you ovulate. It just rarely disrupts an "implanted" egg, which is the medical definition of "pregnant"... I am not a doctor, just in the nursing aspect..Still a lot of knowledge though. I do not consider it abortion because the egg has not implanted yet, so technically you are not "pregnant" yet in a medical sense. A pregnancy cannot be determined until implantation. I am totally pro choice..I have had a few abortions, and know whats right for me.

define conception.

does that mean we don't need the word fertilisation?
My understanding is that conception is a process, rather than a singular event.

i was pretty sure that the definition of conception was also when the ovum and the sperm met, and that fertilization was another word for the same thing.

However, does conception reffer to the entire process of being fertilized, travelling down the fallopian tube and then becoming implanted?

i think, technically, yes it is the whole process, because it's pretty complex:

"fertilisation occurs within the fallopian tube. Once the mature egg has been released from the follicle it starts its journey down the fallopian tube. During ejaculation, millions of sperm are released into the vagina. Many will be trapped by the mucous in the vagina; however some continue the journey through the cervix, into the uterus and up into the fallopian tube.


The sperm try to penetrate the egg but only one sperm will penetrate the zona (shell) of the egg. Once the zona has been penetrated, the sperm will lose its tail. A chemical reaction takes place in the egg which prevents other sperm from entering. Once fertilisation has occurred the egg is known as a pronucleate egg.


The egg continues its journey towards the uterus. During this time it is continually developing and changing, its cells multiplying. As this process of cell division and changes occur the egg has now become an embryo.


The embryo does not implant into the uterine lining until approximately 5-7 days after fertilisation. By this stage the number of cells have multiplied at such a rate that it no longer can be contained within the shell (zona) of the egg, it has become a hollow ball of cells called a blastocyst. The blastocyst then hatches out of the shell (zona) and implants into the lining of the endometrium."

Cool, thanks for that. -_- not that the same informaton has't been repeated to me in 10th grade, health class, and college biology. But for those who didn't know, it's a good definition, simple, and I actually didn't know that the blasocyst hatched out of the "shell" of the original ovum.

I do not mind sharing my experiences. I have used birth control since I was 17, but due to medical reasons I cannot use hormonal birth control. My family has a history of depressive illness, and I take zoloft, and when I am on the pill I have to raise my dosage in order to combat the mood side effects I have. I dealt with those side effects for 3 and a half years, and finally when I was 20 went off of birth control(hormonal). While I was on birth control I became pregnant 2 times, so I definately did not trust it. I use fertility awareness, where I watch my cycle and know when I ovulate. I also use the "sponge" on my unsafe days. I have done this for 3 years and became pregnant 1 more time,so I trust it. In all yes, I have had 3 abortions. They were not painful, as I had the iv sedation so I was pretty much out. I also have no regrets. I could not be where I am today if I had given birth, or stayed pregnant. I also do not want children, as I have so much happiness in life without them. It's all a personal choice. I still use the sponge to this day. I do not believe abortion should be forced or coerced, and I feel the same way about pregnancy. I believe that my right to life, and my right to bodily autonomy outweigh a fetus' right to my body.