Morning After Pill .. Over the Counter?

[SoFlaJDM]

fox news just said it "ends pregnancies" fair and balanced, huh?

[ballz2wallz]

Originally Posted by SoFlaJDM

fox news just said it "ends pregnancies" fair and balanced, huh?

it doesn't end pregnancies?

The compromise decision is a partial victory for women’s advocacy and medical groups that say eliminating sales restrictions could cut in half the nation’s 3 million annual unplanned pregnancies.

[ballz2wallz]

FDA OKs non-prescription ‘morning-after’ pill

WASHINGTON - Women may buy the morning-after pill without a prescription — but only with proof they’re 18 or older, federal health officials ruled Thursday, capping a contentious 3-year effort to ease access to the emergency contraceptive.

[SoFlaJDM]

Originally Posted by ballz2wallz

it doesn't end pregnancies?

well, they just went over the story again and they said prevents pregnancies

[SoFlaJDM]

Originally Posted by ballz2wallz

it doesn't end pregnancies?

taking care of it before it happens != actually getting pregnant and then getting an abortion

[ballz2wallz]

Originally Posted by SoFlaJDM

taking care of it before it happens != actually getting pregnant and then getting an abortion

pregnancy starts upon fertilization. this pill can prevent fertilization, but also prevents implantation after fertilization...

edit: after further reading, i'm not really sure how this pill works. it seems there are studies that say it does nothing to post-fertilized eggs, and only prevenets fertilization. so i really have no idea how it works.

Different drugs also have variant effects, as they may use different mechanism for action, and dosages of hormone. In May of 2005, a study was published showing that Plan B "appears to work by interfering with ovulation, thus preventing fertilization, and not by disrupting events that occur after fertilization." [20]

In addition, manufacturers of oral contraceptives have long claimed that the Pill provides three lines of defense against pregnancy: it prevents ovulation (most of the time), blocks sperm by thickening cervical mucus, and, should all else fail, theoretically reduces the chances that a fertilized egg will implant in the uterus by hormonally altering the uterine lining.

However, it is not known if this post-fertilization effect actually happens. "There is no evidence that the Pill's effect on the uterine lining interferes with implantation or has a post-fertilization effect," says contraception expert Felicia Stewart, MD, codirector of the Center for Reproductive Health Research and Policy in San Francisco. "Documenting it would be a very difficult research task."

David Grimes, MD, a clinical professor in obstetrics and gynecology at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine, says the Pill and other hormonal contraceptives work primarily by preventing ovulation.

Consensus comes from a surprising source. "The post-fertilization effect was purely a speculation that became truth by repetition," says Joe DeCook, MD, a retired OB/GYN and vice president of the American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists. "In our group the feelings are split. We say it should be each doctor's own decision, because there is no proof."

Whether post-fertilization effects would make EC an abortifacient is debated, due to the beginning of pregnancy controversy. Under the standard medical definition of pregnancy starting from implantation, EC is a contraceptive and never an abortifaciant. However, if pregnancy were considered as beginning at fertilization, then EC might sometimes act as an abortifacient.

[Diesel66]

Originally Posted by ballz2wallz

pregnancy starts upon fertilization. this pill can prevent fertilization, but also prevents implantation after fertilization...

One problem. The medical definition of pregnancy is not the fertilization. It is when the fertilized egg ATTACHES to the uterus.

edit: after further reading, i'm not really sure how this pill works. it seems there are studies that say it does nothing to post-fertilized eggs, and only prevents fertilization. so i really have no idea how it works.

This pill and the regular birth control pill prevent the egg from being fertilized and prevent the fertilized egg from attaching to the uterus.



TO the average person, this pill (if taken late) does end pregnancies.