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morning after pill
does anyone know how well the morning after pill works (to prevent pregnancy)? what is the chance that it will work?
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the morning after pill does not PREVENT pregnancy. it is a last resort for some. and not an option for others. it is emergency contraception. the emergency is the woman's fear of being pregnant.
fertilization marks the beginning of a new human life. the newly created child then travels down the fallopian tube to the uterus (womb) where he or she implants. Implantation is necessary for the new child to receive nourishment from the mother and continue developing. The journey from the fallopian tube to the womb takes between five and seven days during which pregnancy cannot be readily detected.
therefore, if a woman ingests emergency contraception after fertilization has taken place, the third mode of action can occur. the lining of the uterus can be altered causing the woman's body to reject the living human embryo, making implantation impossible and the child will die. this result is called a chemical abortion; therefore emergency contraception is an abortifacient.
TO ACTUALLY ANSWER YOUR QUESTION: The morning-after pill is not 100 per cent effective, but the failure rate is quite low. It's probably about 10 per cent, and rather better than that if you take it as early as possible.
possible side effects (i don't know how rare they are, probably very)
Cerebral hemorrhage (bleeding into the cranial cavity)
Cerebral thrombosis (blood clot that drains blood from the brain)
Melasma, which may persist (skin discoloration; usually dark, irregular patches)
Migraine
Headache
Dizziness
Retinal thrombosis (blockage of the central retinal vein that carries blood away from the eye)
Change in corneal curvature (steepening of the cornea)
Thrombophlebitis and venous thrombosis with or without embolism (blood clots in the veins)
Mesenteric thrombosis (blood clot in the major veins that drain blood from the intestine)
Hemorrhagic eruption (bleeding eruption)
Arterial thromboembolism (blood clots in the heart)
Pulmonary embolism (arterial blockage, usually from a blood clot, that cuts off one lung's blood supply)
Myocardial infarction (heart attack)
Budd-Chiari Syndrome (closing of the veins that carry deoxygenated blood from the lower half of the body into the heart)
Hemolytic uremic syndrome (kidney failure and low platelet count in the blood)
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if you take it within the first 24 hours,it has a 95% chance of working.If you take it after say 72 hours,it's effectivness goes down to only about 89% chance of working.
♥ danielle
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