Birth Control Recall!

February 2, 2012 2:30 pm     Posted in Health, News  Jenny University of Texas g+ page


By Jenny University Of Texas

Awesome. As if we aren’t paranoid enough already about getting pregnant, Pfizer recalled over 1 million birth control packets on Tuesday. Hi, stop having sex immediately! Thanks. I mean, this isn’t a battery that could fry your cell phone kind of recall. This is a ‘Hey, we may have just fried your life/career/bank account’ kind of recall. Excuse my lack of eloquence, but a baby would be slightly less than a miracle right now.

If you take Lo/Ovral norgestrel and ethinyl estradiol tablets, you may want to consider emergency contraception (if applicable), and you should definitely start taking advantage of National Condom Month from here on out.  If emergency contraception is necessary, you have 72 hours after unprotected sex to get Plan B One Step. If you are over the age of 17, you can purchase this without a prescription. Check out PlanBOneStep.com to download a coupon for the product. There is still time if you are worried!

5 Comments on "Birth Control Recall!"

  1. Melissa says:
    Fri, 3rd Feb 20121:45 am 

    The thing is there might not necessarily be time. They were recalled on Tuesday but that doesn't mean they were effective up until then. That's very concerning :| I'm on Alesse, thank god, but this is terrifying and somewhat unacceptable.

  2. Honey Badger says:
    Fri, 3rd Feb 20126:56 pm 

    My friend is a pharmacist and she called me to talk to me about this. The problem was that they put the sugar pills first. The thing is, they're still the white color, so it's hard to mix them up. It's really nothing too serious. A birth control recall sounds terrifying, but this, thankfully, wasn't too scary. I'm not saying that this isn't serious, I'm just saying that it's not as scary as it could have been.
    I was just put on these pills a little more than a month ago and have been on my period for six weeks (yikes, I know) so I thought they might have been influencing that, but my pills were not of the recalled ones. So yay, there's still no explanation of this never ending period!

  3. Amy says:
    Wed, 11th Jul 201210:27 pm 

    helen:I humbly admit that, as far as I know, I have not gone out with types (a) thougrh (d). I also humbly suggest that those are the exceptions rather than the rule, in terms of the dating pool. So, I think it’s not surprising that I haven’t gone out with that type.As for type (e), I’m not sure I understand what you’re getting at. Are you suggesting that all of the guys that I dated WANTED to have babies with me? While I am sure that is true of a couple of them, I certainly don’t believe it for the rest. So, assuming I did indeed “date” a guy who didn’t want kids with me (at least not immediately), then what gives?I think if you ask around, you will find this is a fairly common phenomenon. Women are the ones taking primary responsibility (including financial responsibility) for contraception. Certainly, I don’t tend to engage in casual sex. So, to some extent, I’m sure my partners have not worried too much about STD’s. But, again, what about the contraception? I mean, I would think a guy would have to be ridiculously trusting to have sex with a woman without THEMSELVES using SOME form of protection.As for you, cousin dave. Condoms are a pain? Do you realize the side effects of hormonal contraception? You’ve already got lots of guys balking here because of the side effects of the male pill. But they sure want the woman to tolerate the side effects. I admit the sponge has little in the way of side effects. And I’m not crazy about condoms either. All I’m saying is– shouldn’t he at least MAKE SURE that I’ve remembered to use one? And shouldn’t he be offering to help with the costs? They are $3 each. Gotta use a new one for each 24 hour period in which you engage in sex. And we’re a bit randy. I’m just sayin’.

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