That Pill Could Kill You (Trees And Things)

3fingerspointback: Re: That Pill Could Kill You

Tue, 13 Feb 2007 03:04:39 EST

Oh my goodness! A drug comes from the same molecule family as another drug! Do you have a point with that factoid, or have you been posting while drinking methyl alcohol?

Lou: Perhaps I misspoke

Sat, 10 Feb 2007 09:44:40 EST

I didn't mean to imply that using plan b would be a regular form of birth control for most women. I do know that this method would only be used as one uses a parachute to escape from critically damaged aircraft. I don't think there are any spor

housewife2000: Re: That Pill Could Kill You

Sat, 10 Feb 2007 00:26:51 EST

The pill is used to treat so many things right now, and affect so many women differently that, no, most are not aware of the side affects. I have horrible headaches on some, nothing on others, dizziness and lathargy have been experienced as well. Two of my

housewife2000: Re: Hell, why not bring back the Dalkon Shield, to

Sat, 10 Feb 2007 00:24:44 EST

I would hope that women would use it ONLY** as a plan b and not as a regular form of birth control.

The effects that plan b brings on in order to prevent pregnancy make the chances of it being used as a regular birth control very sli

gerrymander: Re: Hell, why not bring back the Dalkon Shield, to

Fri, 9 Feb 2007 19:07:50 EST

Are you saying that Plan B is more dangerous than back alley wire hangers?

I'm worried that Plan B may pose significant danger when taken without medical guidance, being as it is a pair of megadoses of the same drug family in the suit noted above

Thalia: Re: That Pill Could Kill You

Fri, 9 Feb 2007 17:33:47 EST

There is an increase in blood clots over YEARS of use. If you contrast using Plan B with having a surgical abortion, I think you will find that Plan B's risks are significantly less than the risk of a D&C.

Thalia

Thalia: Re: Hell, why not bring back the Dalkon Shield, to

Fri, 9 Feb 2007 17:31:13 EST

Why do people consistently make statements like "people use abortion as a method of birth control"? Where does that come from? It annoys me incredibly. I want a new equivalent meme about people who don't floss twice a day "using root cana

Lou: Re: Hell, why not bring back the Dalkon Shield, to

Fri, 9 Feb 2007 12:50:31 EST

Despite my youthful good looks I do remember the no hangers times. Are you saying that Plan B is more dangerous than back alley wire hangers? And as far as saying plan B being dangerous, well hell, parachutes are dangerous...but in the right ci

gerrymander: Hell, why not bring back the Dalkon Shield, too?

Fri, 9 Feb 2007 12:10:52 EST

Having some difficulty with the concept of plan B?

Look, Lou, maybe you don't recall the "no wire hangars" pro-legalized abortion campaign, but I do. The whole point of a legal right to choose was coached as a means to keep women safe. So

port1080: Re: That Pill Could Kill You

Fri, 9 Feb 2007 12:09:13 EST

I thought when you get birth control pills they come with a sheet warning of teh side effects.

They do, of course, but how many people actually read that sheet in detail? Also, as I mentioned in my reply to cloudofdust, the attitude of the pe

port1080: Re: That Pill Could Kill You

Fri, 9 Feb 2007 12:05:55 EST

Is that true? Are women really that ignorant of the side effects?

Well, I think it's one of those things that hinges on how you understand the risk. For example, I knew the health center staff at my undergrad university fairly well. The head

nmiguy: Re: That Pill Could Kill You

Fri, 9 Feb 2007 11:42:46 EST

with little explanation of potential side effects

Really? I thought when you get birth control pills they come with a sheet warning of teh side effects. That every time you get a supply of kids you can get this warning.

Lou: Re: That Pill Could Kill You

Fri, 9 Feb 2007 11:34:47 EST

Having some difficulty with the concept of plan B?

cloudofdust: Re: That Pill Could Kill You

Fri, 9 Feb 2007 11:00:05 EST

I'm very divided on this issue...while I think the pill has in general been an exceptionally Good Thing(tm), I also feel that sometimes it's just handed out like candy to young women (particularly women in college), with little explanation of potential

gerrymander: Re: That Pill Could Kill You

Fri, 9 Feb 2007 10:50:54 EST
Desogestrel -- isn't that in the same synthetic molecule family as the now-OTC "Plan B" medicine levonorgestrel? The same "Plan B" medication some women's rights activists want to make freely available to girls as young as fourteen? Why,