What about the Morning After Pill?

Imagine this.

Sarah is alone with a guy she really likes. She feels very unsure about having sex with him but it’s hard to say so. So she just tells him she doesn’t want to risk getting pregnant. He says it’s ok because she can get the Morning After Pill from the chemist the next day. Sarah feels trapped into going ahead and having sex.
 

Imagine this.

Kelly has got into a pattern of often sleeping with different guys, mainly because she feels lonely and unhappy about things in her life and she feels the need to get close to someone. She worries about getting pregnant so she has used the Morning After Pill quite a few times. Sometimes Kelly wonders how it might be affecting her body long term.
 

Imagine this.

Krista took the Morning After Pill after sleeping with her boyfriend but she is pregnant anyway. Now she is scared the drugs she took have damaged her baby. Krista doesn’t want to have an abortion but she feels pressured into it.
 

Imagine this.

Tori has had an ectopic pregnancy – a pregnancy that has developed in the fallopian tube – because of using the Morning After Pill. The loss of her fallopian tube means her chances of ever having a baby are now much less.
 

The Morning After Pill - does it solve problems or cause them?

“I can’t be pregnant!”

The Morning After Pill may seem like the answer in an emergency, but there are definitely things you need to think about -

• You may not even be pregnant but once you take the MAP you will never know

• You can’t make a good decision about something as important as ending your pregnancy when you are in a panic

• What you need to know (and tell) about your health that could be affected by using the MAP – is it safe for you to take it?

• The side effects and warnings

• How the MAP may affect your future fertility

• Some people are feeling pressured into sex because the MAP is available

• To find out more about the Morning After Pill, go to the following link

These are only general suggestions. You should always seek outside help if you are unsure what to do. If you need to talk to someone right now you can call

OPEN DOORS COUNSELLING
5 Greenwood Ave Ringwood. 3134
Ph: (03) 9870 7044
Freecall outside Melbourne 1800 647 995
Email: info@opendoors.com.au

Updated May 2005