You Can Buy Emergency Contraception for Someone Else
Some of the people who need emergency contraception the most are the people who are perhaps the most embarrassed (or have the most difficulty) when they go out and buy it themselves. What you may not be aware of: Because it is sold without a prescription, you – as a friend, partner, or parent – can do the person a favor and buy it for them.
Emergency contraception is what you need if you have had penis-in-vaginal sex and your regular method of contraception has failed (or if you haven’t used it but suddenly realize you should have). This includes a broken condom, a missed pill, or planning to pull it out rather than actually pulling it out. Sexually abused people may also need emergency contraception (not to mention other forms of help – so remember that the National Network on Rape, Abuse and Incest has a hotline and online resources ).
In either case, the person in need of emergency contraception may not be ready to go to the pharmacy immediately. Or they may be embarrassed to be noticed when buying them – for example, if they are teenagers and don’t want their parents to know. There is also an unpleasant tendency to shame pharmacies when people report that pharmacists make them feel uncomfortable when they buy medicines such as birth control.
This is where you, as a brave friend, can come to the rescue. Levonorgestrel tablets , including the preparation of Plan B One-Step, as well as generics legally available without a prescription for all. There is no age limit and you don’t have to be a woman. So if someone in your life has shame or trouble getting emergency contraception, and they prefer Plan B (which is the easiest to get, although there are other options ), you can be a hero and save them a trip to the pharmacy.
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