Posted on 08/14/2010 7:44:34 AM PDT by JoeProBono
The FDA has approved Ella, a new morning-after contraceptive pill effective for up to five days after unprotected sex or contraceptive failure.
An FDA expert advisory panel last June unanimously urged the FDA to approve the drug. Called Ella in the U.S., the drug already is approved in Europe and sold there as EllaOne.
The only other emergency contraceptive is Plan B. Unlike Ella, which will be available only by prescription, Plan B is sold without a prescription for women aged 17 and older.
Side effects of Ella, similar to those of Plan B, include headache, nausea, abdominal pain, pain/discomfort during menstruation (dysmenorrhea), fatigue, and dizziness. The drug should not be taken by women who are pregnant or nursing.
The two emergency contraceptives work differently:
Plan B contains levonorgestrel, a progestin hormone used in lower doses in many birth control pills. Ella contains ulipristal, a non-hormonal drug that blocks the effects of key hormones necessary for conception. Plan B should be taken as soon as possible after sex. It may work for up to 72 hours, but is ineffective once insemination triggers the hormonal surge that leads to ovulation. While emergency contraception should not be delayed, Ella's effectiveness does not fade for 120 hours (five days) after sex, regardless of whether the hormonal surge has occurred.
Ella is manufactured by Paris-based Laboratoire HRA Pharma. It will be distributed by Watson Pharma Inc., of Morristown, N.J.
This Freeper thinks that anything that advances the cult of contraception should be treated as the Mortal Enemy of not only American society but Life itself.
The reproductive system was *made for reproduction*. That’s what it DOES. That’s what it’s SUPPOSED to do. In order to PREVENT it from doing what it naturally does, just think about what kind of crap you have to throw in to wrench up the works—and what the effects of that crap will be physically and psychologically.
And frankly, I see red when I hear any kind of contraception called “a great thing”. It’s not a great thing. It’s a symptom of a society gone so barking mad that it uses the fundamental, basic reproductive function of Life on Earth—a sacred, a holy thing that ties us right back to the beginning of earth itself—as a mere source for a few fleeting jollies, and then tosses out the unwanted “product” of that function like it were a piece of garbage.
Contraception devalues Life. It devalues the family. It devalues God. That may not be a popular opinion nowadays, but I am more convinced every day it is right.
On a moral basis, I agree. As a single/divorced guy in my 30’s, I am glad for contraception. (I don’t have any children).
some think there is a cancer risk to the pill
Some think there is a cancer risk to cell phone use too. What if someone is on the pill AND has an iphone? Double risk? ;o)
hahhaha ya..more risk ..so is multiple partners...you dont know who they slept with before you.
Actually, planned parenthood is all over these.
One, they actually result in more abortions. If you believe that you can just use the morning after pill, and the baby is dead, then you can get away with not using a condom and more promiscuity.
Two, they take the doctor out of the equation. You can sells these without a prescription.
Three, they can sell them and make an incredible amount of money.
Basically, here’s the point. They kill the unborn child in the womb. It’s no different than a late term abortion, except quite a bit more insidious.
Really? I know of three women who have conceived while on BC.
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