(first, quick side note: of all the people who stumble upon my blog, most do so by searching “horse cock” or “canine sex” or “animal dildo”. I’m a little proud of this, a little surprised, and a lot wondering “Am I the only one who’s written about animal dildos? Really?”. Moving on…)
Plan B.
Watching tv on another random night with my very not-so-random girlfriend, I almost jumped out of my seat when I saw a commercial for Plan B. I could go on for days about how extraordinary this is (how long did it take the FDA to approve Emergency Contraception (EC) for over the counter status?), but instead, I’ve decided to give a brief tutorial on what Plan B is and how it works.
Let us begin with a basic question: Why Plan B?
answer: There are many, many reasons a woman would choose to take emergency contraception. My guess is the most common reason given to doctors is “The condom broke”, but the most common actual reason is more like “I didn’t use a condom.” Both are fantastic scenarios for Plan B.
Other situations that could lead to a female seeking EC:
-She was raped.
-She was intoxicated and doesn’t remember if she used protection or not.
-She is on birth control, but often forgets to take the pill.
-She just started taking birth control and knows the hormones might not be doing their thing yet.
-Her boyfriend came on her pussy and she’s nervous some might have gotten inside.
-She didn’t plan on having sex/is afraid of her parents finding her birth control/believed her boyfriend when he said “you can’t get pregnant the first time, baby” and then realized he’s a liar and needs to fix things, fast.
-Her friend told her about being in one of the above situations, and is afraid to go to the doctor or pharmacist herself.
-Any other situation that could leave a woman feeling like she needs post-sex contraception.
So now that we know the why, let’s get down to the how.
How does Plan B work?
answer: Just like birth control, only faster and stronger. Most hormonal types of birth control do three things: 1. Thicken the cervical mucus so no sperms can get up through into the uterus and fallopian tubes. If that doesn’t work, and sperms do get through, you’re all good because birth control also 2. Prevents an egg from leaving the ovary. Sperm can’t penetrate an egg if there’s no egg too dig into. But, if step 1 & 2 don’t work, birth control also 3. Makes the lining of the uterus inhospitable to a fertilized egg.
Emergency Contraception does all 3 things superfast. It clogs up your cervix so any remaining sperm can’t get through, stops an egg from leaving the ovaries, and makes the wall of the uterus an unhappy place for the potentially sperm-injected egg to rest. Result: staying unpregnant.
More good questions:
What’s the difference between emergency contraception and the abortion pill?
answer: Everything! The abortion pill (RU-486) works in conjunction with another medication to abort a pregnancy. You have to already be pregnant for the abortion pill to work. In contrast, if you are already pregnant, EC will not work; it will do nothing to an egg that’s already met its sperm and lodged itself all snug into your uterus. EC/Plan B prevents the pregnancy from happening, whereas the abortion pill prevents an already existing pregnancy from being carried to term.
Does Plan B protect me against std’s?
answer: Nope. Not at all. Not even one tiny little bit.
Isn’t Plan B the same thing as having an abortion if it kills a fertilized egg by not letting it attach to the uterine wall?
answer: That’s up to you. If you believe that life begins at conception, then yes, Plan B has the potential to stop a conceived life. However, there’s no way of telling where along the path o’ pregnancy a woman might be. Maybe the EC stopped the sperm and that was that. Maybe it stopped the egg. Maybe the egg and sperm met, and maybe that egg and sperm would have spontaneously aborted without the use of emergency contraception (from Wikipedia with sources: Prospective studies using very sensitive early pregnancy tests have found that 25% of pregnancies are miscarried by the sixth week LMP (since the woman’s Last Menstrual Period).[27][28]). You cannot tell where/when the emergency contraception worked.
Where can I get Plan B:
answer: Your local pharmacy (type in your zip code on this site, and they’ll tell you where that rad local pharmacist is). Planned Parenthood. A cool friend who got some extras when she went for her annual pap.
Is it safe?
answer: Yes.
and that’s it for tonight, folks.
take care of yourself and each other.
jameson.
