Program B

Emergency contraceptives, similar Programme B, are drugs and products used to preclude pregnancy or forestall the implantation of a new pregnancy. There are many misconceptions about Plan B, and our licensed medical staff is committed to providing women in the Triangle with authentic information about their options. Call today to talk over your options with the Gateway Women's Care team of medical professionals.

How does Programme B (the Morning-after Pill) work?

Sperm can live inside your body for upward to half-dozen to seven days, making it possible to get pregnant days after having sex. Plan B is a large dose of nascence control medication and can work in 3 ways:

  • Preventing the egg from existence released (ovulation)
  • Preventing the sperm from fertilizing the egg (fertilization)
  • Preventing an embryo (fertilized egg) from implanting in the uterus (implantation) by cutting off nourishment to the embryo.  In this way, Plan B acts every bit an abortifacient (producing an abortion). (1)

How effective is Plan B?

Programme B is claimed to be 25% to 95% effective depending on how presently you take it after having sex, according to its manufacturer. (two)

  • 95% effective within 24 hours
  • 85% effective 25-48 hours
  • 58% constructive 48-72 hours
  • 25% effective afterward 72 hours

While Plan B may seem similar the easiest solution post-obit unprotected sex, exist aware of the following factors:

Programme B has been shown to increase the risk of ectopic pregnancy, a life-threatening condition. (3)

Plan B has not been approved past the FDA for use by teenagers and the effects  on teen girls' wellness is still largely unknown. (4)

Many medications take drug interactions with Programme B, then if you are taking medication, check with your doctor to see if Program B is condom for y'all. (5)

Many studies have shown Plan B to be less effective for women weighing more than 165 pounds. (half-dozen)

Women who believe that life begins at conception may have a moral or spiritual conflict with taking Plan B because of the potential for the implantation of a young embryo to exist interrupted, causing the death of the embryo. (7)

Many studies have documented an increased take a chance of cancer with the use of birth control such every bit Plan B. (viii)

Plan B provides no protection confronting STD'due south & HIV. (9)

Minor amounts of progestins are passed from mother to baby through chest milk of nursing mothers taking progestin-merely pills for long-term contraception, resulting in detectable steroid levels in infant plasma. (10)

Possible side furnishings of Plan B?

As with nearly medications at that place are documented side effects to exist enlightened of.  If you accept symptoms that persist for more than than 48 hours or are severe, see your healthcare professional. (11)

  • Nausea
  • Abdominal pain
  • Fatigue
  • Headache
  • Dizziness
  • Breast tenderness
  • Vomiting
  • Diarrhea
  • Irregular menstrual bleeding

Other side furnishings include:

  • Migraine or severe headache
  • Lower abdominal pain
  • Painful menstruation
  • Vaginal belch

If you feel whatsoever of the post-obit side effects, consult with a doctor immediately:

  • Itching and a rash
  • Sudden or unusual cramps or hurting in the stomach or belly
  • Uterine hemorrhage
  • Vaginal hemorrhage
  • Whatsoever furnishings that persist or worsen

Visit your physician within 3 weeks after taking Plan B. A doctor should confirm that you lot are non pregnant, and that this medicine has not caused whatsoever harmful effects.

Programme B is a single dose medication. You should never give yourself additional doses.

What if I still get meaning?

You had hoped Programme B would work but information technology hasn't and now you lot're pregnant.  Nosotros tin help you through this.

If you are having whatsoever symptoms of pregnancy or a positive pregnancy test later on taking Program B, we can help you lot determine your next steps. Our caring and supportive team will perform a lab-quality pregnancy test and help you sympathise all your pregnancy options. If your pregnancy test is positive, you may authorize for a free ultrasound to verify viability and run into if proper implantation has occurred.

If abortion is a pregnancy selection for you lot, we will provide free pre-ballgame services including ultrasound and the education required in our state prior to whatsoever procedure.

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