Can the hormones in plan-b affect women differently?

[mandiful86]

Is it possible for the plan-b pill to work differently in certain people? I took the morning after pill within the suggested time line and I still got pregnant. I ended up miscarrying at 9 weeks. The pregnancy and miscarriage were confirmed by ultrasound. After asking others and sharing my story, I found that I'm not the only one. In fact, its scary how often it happens. Coincidence?? or Perhaps it works differently for some people. I just can't help thinking  that plan-b may have caused it.

[mandiful86]

I guess, I wanted to add that I am married. It was an emergency situation. Our condom broke and less than 5 hours later I took the pill. I am pro-life to the extent that I do not take birth-control. I thought that if it works how it says it does by only preventing/prolonging ovulation than why not.

We do not have sex regularly (sad I know). I took a pregnancy test before taking the pill. It was Negative. About three weeks later, no period, and slight morning sickness. After 3 healthy babes, I knew I was pregnant. Took another test and it was positive. 8 weeks 6 days gestation, I started bleeding. They did an ultrasound, we saw the heartbeat and they confirmed the age of the baby. They said to take it easy. The next day at 9 weeks, I passed the baby.

I was told (by medical professionals) that Plan-B cannot hurt an existing pregnancy, but I wasn't pregnant until after I took it. I think it may harm a pregnancy that occurs after the pill fails. I think more testing needs to be done and warnings should be posted. I think Plan-B did it's job and prevented me from having a baby, but 9 weeks too late.

I wanted to get others opinions and it seems very divided. Some people believe that it could and others believe that it can't. I know what the pamphlets say, but I think they could be wrong.

Thanks

[MsKitty84]

Keep in mind that for most women taking Plan B, it isn't just hormones their bodies are dealing with. It's stress, tons of stress, over a potential unplanned pregnancy, relationship issues, rape, or even fear of family members. And we all know excessive stress doesn't help a pregnancy either.

[MsKitty84]

I'm so sorry. What an emotional rollercoaster that is! :-(
There is no medical evidence that Plan B causes miscarriage or any harm to an existing fetus. The pill is never 100% effective and your chances of having it fail go up every day you wait to take it after unprotected sex. Like Clysta said, most first-trimester miscarriages are directly linked to serious chromosomal problems (Down's syndrome, etc.). It's not something you did, OK? You need to know that. These things happen.
If you had additional episodes of unprotected sex, it's entirely possible that you were already pregnant when you took the pill and it was just a coincidence.
Still, Plan B can really mess with your cycle for a couple of months and make you feel very sick. It should be treated like an emergency drug, and all drugs have side effects and failure rates. Definitely not a substitute for regular birth control methods.

[Clysta]

All medicines have the chance to respond differently in different people. Plan B is a very high dose of hormones that is meant to be used in emergency situations such as contraceptive failure, rape, etc. It has around an 85% chance of working, but this decreases the longer you wait to use it. It will not cause a miscarriage if a female is already pregnant, and is not an abortion pill. The way it works is to make the uterus an unfriendly area for a fertilized egg, and/or prevent ovulation in the first place.

The mistake that most make is they assume that if they take the pill they're 100% not pregnant, and it doesn't always work this way. I know a few people who have gotten pregnant after taking this pill, and a few that have miscarried as well. Most first trimester miscarriages are due to chromosomal issues with the child itself. To prevent pregnancy you always want to make sure that you're using proper birth control and condoms.

[PriceFamily91611]

Plan b might have caused the miscarry, everyone's body is different and medicine affects people in different ways! Sorry for ur loss