#plan b

Just saw this important article about the effectiveness of Plan B emergency contraception and body weight.  (Note:  source is an “x free articles a month” site, but the incognito window trick works if you’re out of articles.)

The gist:

• The  Plan B “morning after pill” has lower effectiveness/a higher failure rate in individuals with higher body weight, with the effect becoming statistically significant around 155 pounds.   
• It does not, however, simply stop working at that weight cutoff, as some social media posts have suggested.  
• There’s a bigger chance it won’t work, but if you are in a situation where you need EC, and Plan B is what you can get, it’s still worth taking it.
• Another pill EC pill, Ella, works well for users up to 190 pounds (but requires a prescription and is more expensive).
• Planned Parenthood recommends the copper IUD for patients with larger bodies.  If you need advice for your specific situation, they offer chat (free)  and  telehealth services (fee-based, but they have options).  

The actual article has tons more information and links to sources.  

Someone asked us:

I just took a plan b yesterday and a condom broke on me today is it safe to take another plan b

Yes, it’s safe. Plan B (AKA the morning-after pill, a type of emergency contraception) can help prevent pregnancy when you take it after having unprotected sex. But, it won’t prevent pregnancy for any sex you have after taking it. So if you use the morning-after pill and then have unprotected sex, you’ll need to take it again.

If you’re having vaginal sex and you don’t want to get pregnant, use an ongoing form of birth control like the pill,patch,ring,shot,implant, or IUD. Using both a condom and another method of birth control gives you extra protection from pregnancy and also protects you and your partner from STIs.

-Attia at Planned Parenthood 

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i wish i could go back to my childhood

jung hai yun plan b (2019) \ mary oliver upstream\ georgianna lane cottage garden \ henry b. fuller toward childhood\via@you-photo \ jonathan galassi north street and other poems: “north of childhood”\ ?? \ joyce peseroff eastern mountain time: “museum of childhood”

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burningbells-blog:

If you need Plan B, here’s a printable $10 off coupon. 

B-terv

Örök másodiknak lenni olyan,mint: egy olcsó bor a tescoban,amit csak akkor veszünk meg,ha nincs jobb.

~Don’t horde. Maybe keep 2-3 on hand to give to someone who may need it. It has a long shelf life, but it does expire so don’t stock pile.

~Plan B is a contraceptive, not an abortive. But may give you some control over your situation.

~Be aware there are weight restrictions for plan B as it won’t work on larger bodies and doubling doses doesn’t help.

~Support planned parenthood and vote.