PLAN B questions...please HELP!!!
Is Plan B covered by most health insurances? Are there any side effects that I should be aware of? Please HELP!!!
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Ask your Dr trollina,Anonymous 1 wrote: ↑Wed Jan 22, 2020 3:59 pm Is Plan B covered by most health insurances? Are there any s de effects that I should be aware of? Please HELP!!!
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I suppose if a doctor wrote a script maybe but from what I have seen most insurances don't like to pay for things you can buy OTC. Some are good and will but most will not.
When people complain about the price at work I tell them 50 bucks is cheaper than a baby lol.
When people complain about the price at work I tell them 50 bucks is cheaper than a baby lol.
I think some health insurance do cover it but you need a prescription and not get it over the counter. You may be able to get it cheaper at planned parenthood though I'm not 100 percent sure. The plan b pill is a higher dose of birth control pretty much so yes you can have some side effects.
It's over the counter, I don't think insurance companies cover OTC stuff. Plan B is just .75mg levonorgestrel aka progestin so you could call your doc and have him/her prescribe a pack of a progestin-only 0.35mg bc which is generally cheaper AND an rx so insurance will cover it and you'd just take 4 of those instead of the 2 Plan B .75mg. And you could stash the other 24 pills away for the 6 more times you have unprotected S*x. But I'd really recommend getting on some birth control.
Thanks so much!! The condom broke so I've learned my lesson. I'm going to talk to my Dr about BC. I read that I can take it up to three days after S*x. Do I have a pretty good chance of not getting pregnant if I take this?pinkbutterfly66 wrote: ↑Wed Jan 22, 2020 4:23 pm It's over the counter, I don't think insurance companies cover OTC stuff. Plan B is just .75mg levonorgestrel aka progestin so you could call your doc and have him/her prescribe a pack of a progestin-only 0.35mg bc which is generally cheaper AND an rx so insurance will cover it and you'd just take 4 of those instead of the 2 Plan B .75mg. And you could stash the other 24 pills away for the 6 more times you have unprotected S*x. But I'd really recommend getting on some birth control.
The longer you wait, the more of a crapshoot it is. I've never used it tbh so I don't know. You should take it asap as in 'the morning after' at the latest. That's why it was called 'the morning after pill'.Anonymous 1 wrote: ↑Wed Jan 22, 2020 4:46 pmThanks so much!! The condom broke so I've learned my lesson. I'm going to talk to my Dr about BC. I read that I can take it up to three days after S*x. Do I have a pretty good chance of not getting pregnant if I take this?pinkbutterfly66 wrote: ↑Wed Jan 22, 2020 4:23 pm It's over the counter, I don't think insurance companies cover OTC stuff. Plan B is just .75mg levonorgestrel aka progestin so you could call your doc and have him/her prescribe a pack of a progestin-only 0.35mg bc which is generally cheaper AND an rx so insurance will cover it and you'd just take 4 of those instead of the 2 Plan B .75mg. And you could stash the other 24 pills away for the 6 more times you have unprotected S*x. But I'd really recommend getting on some birth control.
Is it just me or does it seem to anyone else that there's an awful lot of questions about birth control lately???