[Anonymous Post] Should I be taking EC? Am I abusing EC?

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What constitutes the abuse of emergency contraception?

The reason I ask this is because I am currently not on bc. I have not had unprotected sex either. However, my SO frequently has "wet dreams" and tends to ejaculate on me at night. I'm very paranoid about becoming pregnant and I have taken emergency contraception twice (in one month) as a result of waking up wet down there from one of his nocturnal emissions. Should I be taking emergency contraception for this at all?

I am planning to start bc this soon, but in the meantime, what should I do? I know this is such an odd question!

Comments

[lovethatlovage.livejournal.com]

You didn't demonstrate that EC poses no risk.

[frolicnaked.livejournal.com]

No risk? Nothing comes with no risk, not taking an ibuprofen, not drinking a glass of water from my kitchen sink. However, here's yet another source (http://www.managingcontraception.com/index.php?go=choices&cpage=13), this time from Managing Contraception, that says, "ECPs should not be used as your regular contraceptive. However, if you do use ECPs several times, they are not dangerous." Additionally, one from the Guttmacher Institute (http://www.guttmacher.org/pubs/tgr/05/5/gr050510.html): "Emergency contraception poses no serious risks. It is nontoxic; there is no danger from overdose or potential for addiction; and dosage is the same for all women."

I've asked you for sources a couple of times, and I've looked on my own for support for the idea that emergency contraceptive pills cause harm to the body. In the absence of finding credible medical sources that back up this claim, I'm going to have to conclude that it's not one in line with the facts about EC.

[lovethatlovage.livejournal.com]

Whatever, then take EC the first Sunday of every month. Since it poses no risk at all, why not? Just arbitrarily pump a ton of hormones into your body.

[mangofandango.livejournal.com]

No one is suggesting that EC should be taken regularly for no reason, simply that there is no *serious risk* to taking it several times. [Bad username or site: @ livejournal.com] is merely demonstrating that your statement that EC is "seriously horrible for your body" is inaccurate.

If you really want to argue this, it would behoove you to provide some sources. Otherwise, your insistence on arguing this point seems meaningless, inaccurate, and not particularly useful to the OP.

[lovethatlovage.livejournal.com]

Alright, I'll get back to you in 24 hours or so when I have time (which I'll take out of my real life) to provide you with some resources.

Being as there is a huge lobby against the negative effects of hormonal BC, which isn't even taken in concentrated doses, I don't think it'll be that difficult.

If you're really trying to tell people that abusing EC isn't dangerous you need to get a clue.