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Read user comments about the side effects, benefits, and effectiveness of Plan B.

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173 Total User Reviews

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Condition: Postcoital Contraception
2/27/2013 10:12:34 PM

Reviewer: bionicdia21, 25-34 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

Effectiveness

Current Rating: 5

Ease of Use

Current Rating: 5

Satisfaction

Current Rating: 5

Comment:
I took Plan B about 10 hours after our mishap. I was very skeptical. But I hoped for the best. I didn't feel any side effects so I was really worried it didn't work. However, I waited to see if my period came. It was late so I decided to wait. Only a week late. I still took a preg.test. We've all see those shows where they didn't know they were pregnant. Happy to report. No pregnancy.

Condition: Postcoital Contraception
2/25/2013 4:40:28 AM

Reviewer: CrisisAvoided, 25-34 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

Effectiveness

Current Rating: 5

Ease of Use

Current Rating: 5

Satisfaction

Current Rating: 4

Comment:
Of course, had an oops night, but it was on the weekend, so I had to wait till Monday to get the pill. I went and got Plan B OneStep about 36 hours later. I had faint cramps starting about a day after I took it. They weren't bad though. It just felt like a tightness. About a week and a half after I took it I started having very light spotting on and off for a couple of days. I was starti ... Show Full Comment

Condition: Postcoital Contraception
2/24/2013 4:42:37 PM

Reviewer: 19-24 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

Effectiveness

Current Rating: 5

Ease of Use

Current Rating: 5

Satisfaction

Current Rating: 5

Comment:
I took Plan B about 8 hours after unprotected sex. In short, it did work for me but I experienced lots of very strange side effects. I had terrible cramping in my abdomen for about an entire week and I felt nauseous a few days after taking the pill. I ended up getting my period about a week early and it was very light and strange. It turned out I was not pregnant but ladies, please do not rely on ... Show Full Comment

Condition: Postcoital Contraception
1/16/2013 6:30:08 PM

Reviewer: 25-34 Female (Patient)

Effectiveness

Current Rating: 3

Ease of Use

Current Rating: 5

Satisfaction

Current Rating: 4

Comment:
I took Plan B approximately 18 hours after suspecting a mishap and have yet to experience any negative side effects. Being now 6 hours in, I can report only minimal abdominal pain which is far from what I was expecting. I'm required to rate the effectiveness of the product, but it's clearly too early to tell. This is solely to reaffirm consumers that the drug effects everyone differently.

Condition: Postcoital Contraception
9/15/2012 5:25:24 AM

Reviewer: 19-24 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)

Effectiveness

Current Rating: 2

Ease of Use

Current Rating: 4

Satisfaction

Current Rating: 2

Comment:
This is the weirdest thing. I have taken plan b one step twice. Once when I was 19 and then now as I'm 23. I've consistently been dating the same guy, but over this past summer I was taking birth control. Long story short I decided I wanted to get off the pill so I told my bf, n we stared usIng condoms. So one night probably around 5am we had sex, the condom broke, and at 9am I was in Walgreens bu ... Show Full Comment

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