PSA: emergency contraception
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flamingswordmorning after pills and other forms of emergency birth control
-especially for those on very limited budgets-
For those who weigh less than 155 pounds/70 kg.
Levonorgestrel/Plan B type pills - are single-dose, not expensive, available without a prescription, and can be purchased at most drug stores - for now. You can buy levonorgestrel morning-after pills over the counter without a prescription in most places that sell medicines. These types of morning-after pills work best when you take them within 72 hours (3 days) after unprotected sex, but you can take them up to five days after. The sooner you take them, the better they work. It has a shelf life of up to 4 years, and I will be buying some of the 6-packs to distribute in the event of continuing state sponsored terrorism of those who can get pregnant.
For those between 155 and 195 pounds / 70 and 80 kg
ella - if you are worried about morning after pills not being effective for people over 155 pounds, ella works well for those under 195 and less well for those over that weight. It is single-dose, works well in the first 5 days, is only available by prescription - but can be prescribed online at the above link and sent to you, or if you get the prescription through regular/online doctors then the pills can be dispensed at many local pharmacies including Wal-mart.
for those over 195lbs/80kg
Mirena is an IUD (intrauterine device) for people who need a form of birth control that is over 99% effective as long as it is implanted within 5 days of the unprotected sexual contact in question. It can also help with heavy bleeding. It costs about $1000-$1200 if you don’t have insurance, but there are patient assistance programs like the previous link and the one above and this one.
ParaGard, the non-hormonal copper T IUD has enough side effects and caveats that I don’t feel comfortable recommending it, but it, too can prevent pregnancy as emergency contraception.
If you need help accessing abortion, you also have options.
If you don’t need any of this stuff but you have money to donate, please consider donating to your local abortion fund or to the ACLU, who may now have to fight this thing in like 35 states.
I will be updating this with information from the comments, as long as you can cite a respected source.
Yes, you can share this post, repost it, do whatever. I just want to get the word out.
-especially for those on very limited budgets-
Levonorgestrel/Plan B type pills - are single-dose, not expensive, available without a prescription, and can be purchased at most drug stores - for now. You can buy levonorgestrel morning-after pills over the counter without a prescription in most places that sell medicines. These types of morning-after pills work best when you take them within 72 hours (3 days) after unprotected sex, but you can take them up to five days after. The sooner you take them, the better they work. It has a shelf life of up to 4 years, and I will be buying some of the 6-packs to distribute in the event of continuing state sponsored terrorism of those who can get pregnant.
ella - if you are worried about morning after pills not being effective for people over 155 pounds, ella works well for those under 195 and less well for those over that weight. It is single-dose, works well in the first 5 days, is only available by prescription - but can be prescribed online at the above link and sent to you, or if you get the prescription through regular/online doctors then the pills can be dispensed at many local pharmacies including Wal-mart.
Mirena is an IUD (intrauterine device) for people who need a form of birth control that is over 99% effective as long as it is implanted within 5 days of the unprotected sexual contact in question. It can also help with heavy bleeding. It costs about $1000-$1200 if you don’t have insurance, but there are patient assistance programs like the previous link and the one above and this one.
ParaGard, the non-hormonal copper T IUD has enough side effects and caveats that I don’t feel comfortable recommending it, but it, too can prevent pregnancy as emergency contraception.
If you need help accessing abortion, you also have options.
If you don’t need any of this stuff but you have money to donate, please consider donating to your local abortion fund or to the ACLU, who may now have to fight this thing in like 35 states.
I will be updating this with information from the comments, as long as you can cite a respected source.
Yes, you can share this post, repost it, do whatever. I just want to get the word out.
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Date: 2022-05-08 06:50 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2022-05-10 01:40 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2022-05-09 07:58 pm (UTC)1. You actually have a Planned Parenthood in the area and not, like, 700 miles away.
1a. If your Planned Parenthood is not regularly patrolled by pro-forced-pregnancy protesters [note: I refuse to use the term "pro-life" anymore, they are pro-forced-pregnancy]
2. You can tolerate the side effects, and not everyone can. Almost everyone I personally know who's had a Mirena had to have it removed because of the side effects, and I don't mean 1-2 people, I mean more than that.
3. You don't have extreme trauma/dysphoria issues where you can't tolerate those kinds of procedures at all.
There is some contradictory information about the weight limit on Plan B:
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/plan-b-weight-limit#research
https://www.goodrx.com/conditions/emergency-contraceptive/plan-b-in-overweight-women
https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2016/09/123154/plan-b-weight-limit-warnings
tl;dr I don't know what to think about the weight limit thing, but I'd argue that Plan B is still better than nothing, and Ella is probably the safest bet for people of size if an IUD is not an option.
Anyway thank you for posting this. I meant to reply to this sooner and ADD brain went brrr.
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Date: 2022-05-10 01:42 pm (UTC)