Morning after pill

[girlygirl2]

Hey

Has anyone ever taken the morning after pill (emergency contraception) and had it fail?

[nat_84]

It can fail. My mum was on the Pill when she had both me and my brother... although times have moved on it's still known to fail now and then.

If you feel you may be pregnant go and get a pregnancy test asap.

[4getmenot]

not the pill nat the morning after pill. yer the pill can fail, so maybe morning after pill can, nothing is ever 100%. I just wonder if you'd have a case if you did get pregnant

[4getmenot]

I went to chemists once and asked for it and they checked my cycle and said that they wouldn�t need to give me one. And I remember thinking then if I get preggers I�m gonna sue your @rse!! :-)

[enigma]

The important thing to consider about emergency contraception is timing. The 'morning after' pill only works if taken within 72 hours of having had unprotected sex. After this , it is rendered usless. Furthermore , the timing of the woman's menstrual cycle must be taken into consideration. If you are mid cycle and require emergency contraception , then a coil is normally recommended as opposed to the pill for greater reliability. It should always be noted that just as no contraception is 100% reliable , nor is any form of emergency contraception. There is a common myth that emergency contraception is a guaranteed certainty to prevent an unwanted pregnancy but there are occasions when yes , it will fail. I'm afraid you wouldn't have a leg to stand on in terms of having a case to sue for an unwanted pregnancy because it is made aware to patients that the pill is not 100% reliable.

[4getmenot]

ah but they refused me the morning after pill so what if I became pregnant after that.

[nat_84]

oh my bad!! Misread the question!!!

[ummmm]

My sister in law did.

She had a healthy baby boy.

[enigma]

They could argue though 4get that the onus was upon you not to have relied heavily on the advise of the person in the chemist and to have taken the appropriate steps to have prevented pregnancy. I've never heard of a case like that though. I had to get it once when hubby and I had a little accident and was made to feel like the dirt the nurse had scraped off the bottom of her shoe. We had tried to play it safe but accidents happen and I shouldn't have been made to feel ashamed for taking steps to prevent having a child I didn't want. I already have kids but I am not comfortable with the idea of sterilisation ....... thinking of doing a DIY snip on my hubby lol. I couldn't help but think though , I pity the poor young girls who have to walk through their doors to face her wrath. I was made to feel like a wanton hussy and she even implied that I had cheated on my hubby and asked me if it would be okay to send a letter to my house if they needed to , or would my husband be alarmed , did he know I was there etc !!! Damn cheek !

[4getmenot]

yer I spose you're right enigma. or maybe argue that I shouldnt have gone with such an ugly tw@t in the first place. lol

[enigma]

hahahaha 4get. Could be wrong here but I'm guessing that he's not really your ideal man then ? Probably for the best then that you didn't get all babified lol ! It's like Russian Roulette where the gene pool's concerned. Could have been a mini you or erm , a mini him. (Hope you're not shuddering at that thought) Mind you , a mother always loves her kids (most mothers anyway) and you've heard of the expression 'A face only a mother could love' lol.

[sleepy1]

i have use it b4 i was ok it never failed for me

[4getmenot]

believe me it would have probably been a face only a mother could love. I blame the beer goggles.

[enigma]

Ah yes , the beer goggles. Many a life has been ruined by them. They are right up there with 'mother's ruin' but since i'm not a beer or gin drinker , then I seem to be unaffected. Move away from the dark side 4get and chill out with a bailey's. Mmm , Baileys on ice. Yummy ! Oh and stay away from the voddy. The local Shane McGowan lookey likey will seem like Brad Pitt after too many voddies & coke. Trust me on that one. You have been warned.

[4getmenot]

Its ok that was years ago. I'm settled with a rather cute boyfriend now. :-)

[enigma]

Oh well , all's well that ends well :-)

[4getmenot]

and Shane McGowen wasnt far off :-)

[enigma]

Ooh 4get there's bad and there's bad but that's in a whole league of it's own ! What WERE you thinking wummin ?!! Got to be the beer !!!

[4getmenot]

I dont think I was thinking. lol

[enigma]

Oh well , you seem to have been cured from your temporary insanity. Mind you , i'm not sure if AB is really the best place from someone prone to episodes of insanity :-)

Why does it make you feel edgy Pa___ul ? Is it the female majority input in here before your arrival , the reality that yes , females have beer goggles too , worry that your contraception has failed or none of the above ?

I bet it was the thought that someone found a Shane McGowan lookalike attractive - even albeit in an alcohol induced state - that tipped you over the edge.. Am I right ?