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Someone close to me has gotten herself into a predicament. She is a teenager. She is on birth control, but forgot her pill yesterday, and took 2 today. She had sex and the condom broke. Her period is set to come on Monday. Should she take the morning after pill?
Yes, but the problem is the doctor isn't in tomorrow and Tuesday is New Years. Plus, she is a minor who does not want her parents to know.
No. She should call her GYN asap (they have beepers for stuff like this!) and discuss it. Generally if she is taking her BC pills on a regular basis and only forgets once, it is not enough to get her pregnant. Could it? Absolutely. Everyone is different. There ARE side effects of Plan B and others like it, so I suggest either way that she speak with her GYN.
Posted by jessamyn78
Yes, but the problem is the doctor isn't in tomorrow and Tuesday is New Years. Plus, she is a minor who does not want her parents to know.
I'll call in the morning. Maybe they can write the prescription to me.
she can also double up on pills or something like that (morning after pill is really just a stronger dose) but i wouldnt suggest doing that without talking to her gyno first. its an option if pharmacies are closed and gyno says to do it though
i think you might be able to call planned parenthood and they can give you that information.
Posted by wo0shply
i think you might be able to call planned parenthood and they can give you that information.
Posted by JB1122
the morning after pill is OVER THE COUNTER in New York!!!
just go to any pharmacy and ask the pharmacist for 'Plan B' - all you need to be is over 18!
Posted by MrsHtobe
Posted by wo0shply
i think you might be able to call planned parenthood and they can give you that information.
I was just going to suggest the same thing. She can go to planned parenthood and won't have to pay a thing and her parents won't know.
They will call the house to check up on her, but will use like a 'code name' so the parents don't pick up on it.
This way she won't even have to be embarassed about going to her own physician or worry about what her parents will think.
If she is young and sexually active, you might want to suggest to her that she gets examined by one of the doctors at PP. . . .unless she already has a gyno.
Oh i didnt know it was over the counter!
Posted by jessamyn78
Posted by JB1122
the morning after pill is OVER THE COUNTER in New York!!!
just go to any pharmacy and ask the pharmacist for 'Plan B' - all you need to be is over 18!
She isn't. But I am. Thanks.
Posted by jessamyn78
Posted by MrsHtobe
Posted by wo0shply
i think you might be able to call planned parenthood and they can give you that information.
I was just going to suggest the same thing. She can go to planned parenthood and won't have to pay a thing and her parents won't know.
They will call the house to check up on her, but will use like a 'code name' so the parents don't pick up on it.
This way she won't even have to be embarassed about going to her own physician or worry about what her parents will think.
If she is young and sexually active, you might want to suggest to her that she gets examined by one of the doctors at PP. . . .unless she already has a gyno.
She has a gyno. She has regular checkups and is on the pill- originally because she has cysts. It was just that she forgot it yesterday, then took 2 today and this all happened.
wow i didnt know it was over the counter either! crazy1
what week of her BC pill is she in? if you read the insert, depending on what week of the pill you missed it says you cannot get pregnant even if you miss a dose. i would still be worried i guess.....but she should really the call the doctor to find out if its even necessary to get the morning after pill.....
Posted by Future Mulligan
what week of her BC pill is she in? if you read the insert, depending on what week of the pill you missed it says you cannot get pregnant even if you miss a dose. i would still be worried i guess.....but she should really the call the doctor to find out if its even necessary to get the morning after pill.....
