What age limits should there be, for young women to buy the morning after pill at a pharmacy?
2007-01-01 03:41:44 · 3 answers · asked by Yellow Tail 3 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Pain & Pain Management
The morning-after pill is designed to be taken within 72 hours of intercourse with a second dose taken 12 hours later. Side effects may include nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, fatigue and headache. According to the Food and Drug Administration, the morning-after pill is 80 percent effective in preventing pregnancy after a single act of unprotected sex.
Morning-after pills aren't the same thing as the so-called abortion pill, or mifepristone (Mifeprex). Emergency contraceptive pills prevent pregnancy. The abortion pill terminates an established pregnancy — one that has attached to the uterine wall and has already begun to develop.
Plan B is available to women 18 years and older without a prescription at most pharmacies. Women must show proof of age to purchase Plan B. For women 17 years old and younger, Plan B is available with a doctor's prescription.
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/morning-after-pill/AN00592
There already is an age limit, but I believe that it should be determined state by state based on the "age of consent". If a female is old enough to decide to have sex, she should not have any barriers to any form of emergency birth control.
2007-01-01 03:56:10 · answer #1 · answered by dedum 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think a doctor can determine that part of it. If the girl is not ready or wanting a child, then the pill will prevent the egg from being fertilized. I have taken it before just to be safe when I needed the reassurance. Not sure I was going to be pregnant, but just took it to make sure I would not be. I am married by the way.
2007-01-01 11:47:07 · answer #2 · answered by just julie 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
What does this have to do with pain management/??????
2007-01-01 11:49:13 · answer #3 · answered by chazzer 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋