NewsWhore
11-23-2006, 02:20 PM
The Listin Diario reports that the morning-after-pill is becoming a regular contraceptive, instead of an emergency pill. Gynecologist Lilliam Fondeur says that young people are over-using the readily-available pill that sells for as low as RD$100, and for which no prescription is required. The pill is known to be fairly effective at preventing pregnancy when taken up to 72 hours after intercourse. It gets its name because the earlier you take it the better; and it is known to work best if taken within 24 hours of unprotected sex. Failure rate is about 10 percent. It works principally by preventing the ovaries from releasing an egg, and by affecting the womb lining, so that a fertilized egg cannot embed itself there. It is regarded primarily as an emergency contraceptive and is used in the case of rape victims, couples whose condom breaks, and women who have been lured into having sex while under the influence of drink or drugs.
Dr. Fondeur says that she is seeing lots of cases of women with side effects from the abuse of the pill as a contraceptive. She explains that continued use can lead to nausea, vomiting, prolonged and irregular bleeding, and anemia in women.
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Dr. Fondeur says that she is seeing lots of cases of women with side effects from the abuse of the pill as a contraceptive. She explains that continued use can lead to nausea, vomiting, prolonged and irregular bleeding, and anemia in women.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#15)