Back Up Plan (6)

Chapter Six

Back Up Plan

If you have unprotected sex, or feel that sperm has somehow defied the odds to ruin you, there is another option.

At any drugstore you can purchase a little pill called PLAN B. However it is very expensive- about $50 per pill! So it is always better to plan ahead rather than be in a pinch last minute!

You can find this pill on the same aisle as condoms and lubes. And you don't need a prescription for it.

This is not an “abortion” pill and it will not affect a baby. (Though is it not recommended to take while pregnant because the chemicals are not great for a developing fetus)

When your ovary releases an egg into the fallopian tube, it sits and waits to be fertilized. When you take the Plan B pill, it tells your ovaries not to release the egg. If the egg has already been released, the chemicals make the egg think that it has already been fertilized and it releases the “force field” that prevents more sperm from fertilizing it. Then it passes into the uterus. After the body realizes the egg is not growing and progressing into anything (because it was never actually fertilized) it triggers menstruation and passes the egg along as if it were never there.

The pill also irritates the lining of the uterus and prevents the egg from attaching itself inside. (The same way birth control does)

A sperm fertilized egg will not be able to attach itself to the uterus and continue to develop. The uterus provides nutrients and oxygen that allow the egg to develop from cells into a fetus. Until the cells (blastocyst) attach and receive the nutrients from the uterine wall, they don't progress into anything but a couple of split cells.

The sooner you take this pill after sex, the better. And after 72 hours it doesn't matter because if the sperm didn't reach the egg it will have died by now and the risk of fertilization is gone.

If the sperm reaches the egg, and the egg moved down and attached itself to the uterus before the pill kicks in, then it has no effect on the now developing embryo. So if you are already pregnant and the cells are developing into a baby, then there are no negative reactions to it. It does not harm or ‘abort’ this pregnancy.

There are side effects though. Nothing serious but definitely unpleasant.

If you throw up within 2 hours of taking the pill you may have to take another one. Your period may come early, or late, and be longer or shorter than normal. It may cause spotting, or change your cycle for the next several months. If your period is more than a week late (even if you had a little spotting) you should take a pregnancy test.

And the most important thing to remember is- The pill only prevents pregnancy from prior sex. If you have unprotected sex again (even right after taking it) you will not be protected against pregnancy. And for the next couple months after, your body will be fighting extra hard to “correct” the fertility “issue” (why your hormones went drastically up then down causing pregnancy to be all but impossible) And you will be even more likely to get pregnant. (Same way as when you stop taking birth control you become instantly super fertile.)

Don't be afraid to take this pill. The side effects from it are 100% times less unpleasant than the side effects of pregnancy! No one will know if you take it. And even if there were no sperm or you were not ovulating or fertile when you took it- nothing bad will happen. So if in doubt- it’s always better safe than sorry.

http://www.pregnancycorner.com/getting-pregnant/fertility/implantation.html

Click Here: http://planb.ca/how-it-works.html