Have actually used it twice, and back in the days where the only way to get one would be to tell your gynecologist about your problems (usually - missed more than two contraceptive pills in a row or "I was on antibiotics, and our backup method malfunctioned"), only to be told to go to Planned Parenthood because no pharmacy in the state of Texas would have it. No ifs or buts, and that's pretty annoying - I mean, why have a gynecologist if they're not legally able to provide you with medication?
Honestly? I had no trouble whatsoever with it, and if you ever get a package and read about the clinical studies done by the maker (which are enclosed with the instructions on how to use) you find out that the chance of serious side effects are virtually less than 1%, unless you have a family history of blod clots and high blood pressure. Moreover, as it is just a strong dose of progesterone, if an egg has implanted already, then virtually no harm can come to it. The info is all in the package, if one bothers to read it.
I don't think there's gonna be a rush from any and all women to buy and stock just in case - after all I didn't even know Plan B existed before I actually needed it. There is gonna be many women who already are on a birth control method as prescribed by a doctor who in case of a real emergency (see above) can just be told by their gynecologist or general practitioner, after said doctor looks over at a patient chart, that it's probably not a bad idea to get to a pharmacy. Heck, that means that any ob-gyn group can now actually stock it in their in-house pharmacy, so that their clients can purchase them in the same building, instead of having to make arrangements to get across town (or in some states, to cities that can be hours away by car) within the 48 hour window, when they already have enough other worries (the last time I missed my bcp for three days I literally had so much shit stressing me out that had contributed to it that all I could do for the next hour after realizing what I had done was sob histerically).
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Honestly? I had no trouble whatsoever with it, and if you ever get a package and read about the clinical studies done by the maker (which are enclosed with the instructions on how to use) you find out that the chance of serious side effects are virtually less than 1%, unless you have a family history of blod clots and high blood pressure. Moreover, as it is just a strong dose of progesterone, if an egg has implanted already, then virtually no harm can come to it. The info is all in the package, if one bothers to read it.
I don't think there's gonna be a rush from any and all women to buy and stock just in case - after all I didn't even know Plan B existed before I actually needed it. There is gonna be many women who already are on a birth control method as prescribed by a doctor who in case of a real emergency (see above) can just be told by their gynecologist or general practitioner, after said doctor looks over at a patient chart, that it's probably not a bad idea to get to a pharmacy. Heck, that means that any ob-gyn group can now actually stock it in their in-house pharmacy, so that their clients can purchase them in the same building, instead of having to make arrangements to get across town (or in some states, to cities that can be hours away by car) within the 48 hour window, when they already have enough other worries (the last time I missed my bcp for three days I literally had so much shit stressing me out that had contributed to it that all I could do for the next hour after realizing what I had done was sob histerically).
It's about damn time.