i totally got Plan B when I was 17.... it was the smartest thing i've ever done!!

PLAN B? IS THAT THE NAME OF THE DRUG? WITH THE UNSPOKEN ASSUMPTION THAT 'PLAN A' WAS THAT THE GIRL DIDN'T HAVE SEX TO BEGIN WITH, BUT SINCE SHE DID, SHE MUST FOLLOW PLAN B, WHICH CONSTITUTES THIS DRUG?

Yep, the morning after pill.

I thought plan A was the idea that the existing form of birth control would be sufficient, such as a condom/spermicide/withdrawal/not getting too drunk. And then oopsie, time for plan B.

Do you consider withdrawal birth control, or is that sarcasm?

It's a bit of a joke. Just like my other joke:

"My favorite form of contraception is using a fake name."

I find not shaving my legs works pretty well.

I don't think it would work as well as you'd think -- sometimes us guys get pretty desperate.

It's like the lyrics of a song of my brother's band when they were on TDY in Iraq:

"You know I still love you baby, it doesn't matter what you do
You could shave your head and grow out your leg hairs
and I'd still bone the shit outta you..."

Well I'm not a slag, so it works perfectly.

BUT SURELY MOST OF THE TIME THE MORNING AFTER PILL IS USED WHEN YOU WEREN'T INTENDING TO HAVE SEX. IF YOU'D BEEN INTENDING TO HAVE SEX, YOU'D HAVE USED BIRTH CONTROL, AND YOU'D HAVE NO IDEA THAT YOUR BIRTH CONTROL WASN'T SUFFICIENT ON THE MORNING AFTER, YO - ONLY WHEN YOU DISCOVER YOU'RE PREGGERS. UNLESS YOU NOTICE YOUR CONDOM HAS SPLIT DOWN THE MIDDLE OR SOMETHING.

Plan B is for those moments where you oops forgot the bc, or oops the condom broke, or oops you forgot to take your pill this morning. That's what it's intention was. However, there are those who don't use any form of regular bc who use Plan B as their birth control method.....have sex without bc of any sort, then go get Plan B the next day.

WELL, GOSH, IF YOU FORGOT THE BC, THEN TOUGH TITTIES, YO! YOU CAN GO WITHOUT SEX UNTIL YOU REMEMBER! LIKE THAT IS DAFT - PEOPLE ARE SURELY NOT THAT DESPERATE FOR SEX THAT THEY CAN'T GO WITHOUT IT FOR ONE NIGHT! LIKE SURELY SUCH PILLS ARE VERY STRONG AND NOT AT ALL GOOD FOR YOUR BODY. SURELY A BETTER USAGE IS FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE RAPED.

Trust me it is very easy to forget your pill, when I was on it there would be days where I would check my packet several times to work out if I had taken it, sometimes I wouldn't remember until the next day that I hadn't taken it, if I had had sex that night I would of had to of used the morning after pill. With my pill if I missed one out I couldn't trust it for a month, so that would be a condom month, but when you get used to not having to use anything because you are on the pill, it can be very easy to forget a condom as it is something you don't have to think about anymore.

I WAS ON THE PILL, YO, FOR SEVERAL MONTHS, AND I NEVER FORGOT IT. LIKE THEY EVEN LABEL THE DAYS, TO MAKE IT EASY!

I forgot mine either 4 or five times, all within different months, I had to come off it in the end as I was forgetting it so much and voiding my entire month it was a waste of time, I would normally remember it just out of time as well, normally on the way to college. Now I had the rod, I often forget I have it though, its weird.

GOSH, YO - YOU NEED TO PUT THEM ON YOUR BEDSIDE TABLE, ON TOP OF YOUR GLASSES, SO YOU SEE THEM WHEN YOU WAKE UP. THAT'S THE EASIEST WAY TO DO IT.

They were right next to my bed! I'm a no hoper with remembering things, sometimes I have to come back to my flat about ten minutes after leaving in the morning as I've forgotten to clean my teeth. Who ever invented the rod, saved my life!

I've forgotten mine, but usually when I'm on night shift. I get so confused then!

Not always -- sometimes condoms break, or fall off during withdrawal, or any sort of thing. I think Plan B can be for both when one did intend on using birth control, but also when one did not intend on engaging in intercourse.

SO IT IS A PLAN B FOR SEVERAL DIFFERENT PLAN A'S, YO!

I'm kind of torn on this subject.

I can see the good in allowing 17-year-olds access to Plan B, but at the same time, they aren't adults. It's hard for me to wrap my mind around the fact that a 16-year-old girl could have sex the night before her birthday, and the very next day, get Plan B from a drugstore -- I'd still consider her to be a child! For some people a year (17 - 18) might not make much of a difference, but for others, it could make all the difference in the world.

If kids don't want their parents to know they're having sex, they probably shouldn't do it in the first place. I think there are some things parents should know about (i.e whether or not their CHILD is having sex), and I think there are things parents should be involved with (i.e helping said child come up with a plan in case there is a night of unprotected sex, or if a condom breaks, etc.)

But a 17 year old isn't really a kid.... it's not like they don't know their own mind or can't drive etc.

Some 17-year-olds might be mature enough to handle certain situations, and some might not be.

Like I said, I can see the good in allowing a 17-year-old to pick up Plan B if she needs it, but I also think that before a child turns 18, it's the responsibility of the parent to communicate and help the child in any way possible.

I don't think it should be that hard (but for some, unfortunately, it is) for a girl to go to her mom and say something like, "Mom, I had sex last night and the condom broke..." -- chances are, a parent doesn't want her/his child to be a mother at 17, and chances are, s/he's going to help somehow... it could be getting Plan B, or bringing to her a doctor, or talking to her about using a regular form of birth control.

Plan B is for emergency use. The majority of young girls are so afraid of their parents finding out that they're having sex, that they aren't going to think about that. The majority of them aren't going to stop and think that just because Plan B is available that they should still use an alternative method of birth control (because really, why would a girl talk to her parents about getting on birth control if she knew she could just walk to a drugstore and pick some up without anyone knowing?). A good portion of the girls who could have access to Plan B will think that they won't get pregnant because they took the pills, which isn't the case. Plan B isn't as effective as regular birth control, but that doesn't mean children aren't going to use it like it is.

I'm sure a lot of adults (18+) don't think about things like that, either. But at the same time, adults are responsible for themselves. Parents are responsible for their children. Accidents can happen whether Plan B is taken or not, and I don't see why parents shouldn't be involved in making decisions like that with their children, that's all.

"The majority of them aren't going to stop and think just because Plan B is available that they should still use an alternative method of birth control".

Out of touch.

I understand what you're saying but...

me and my mom and REALLY close. I think that's because I'm an only child. However, no matter how close we are, I don't think I could have gone to my mom when I needed Plan B and told her. Mainly because she's a worrier, and also she doesn't need to know everything that's happening in my life.

That's what my friends were for.