On Jul 2, 2014, at 10:33 AM, Tessa Dysart <tdys...@regent.edu> wrote:
> But IUDs do change the uterine lining, > http://www.webmd.com/sex/birth-control/intrauterine-device-iud-for-birth-control, > raising the question for some people as to whether they can act to prevent > implantation, assuming fertilization occurs. > > As for Plan B & Ella, the websites for both products contain documents that > do say that they may work to prevent implantation--Ella (see p. 12: > https://pharma.afaxys.com/afaxys/assets/pdf/ella_FPI.pdf); Plan B (click on > “How Plan B Works” http://www.planbonestep.com/faqs.aspx). One of the URLs that Dawn Johnson provided calls into question the information on those very sites; http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/06/health/research/morning-after-pills-dont-block-implantation-science-suggests.html?_r=0 As of 2012, what exactly Ella does is up for question. Plan B, well, it delays ovulation, and (Ick trigger warning!) causes cervical mucus to thicken, impeding sperm from reaching the ovum. But of course now the Green family has a supreme court pass to ignore this fact, and still make contributions to companies that make morning after pills and IUDs, and possibly get monetary dividends from said contributions. Jean “Liar! LIAR! I’m NOT a witch, I’m your WIFE!” —Valerie, wife of Miracle Max, Princess Bride.
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