Do women who use Plan B experience side effects?
Some women experience one or more side effects after taking Plan B. Approximately 23.1 percent of women taking Plan B experience nausea (compared to 50.5 percent with the Yuzpe regimen), and 5.6 percent vomit (compared to 18.8 percent).6 Other common side effects include lower abdominal pain, fatigue, headache, dizziness, breast tenderness and menstrual changes (see Table 1). About 58 percent of users will have their next menses on time or a few days early or late. Table 1: Adverse Events M O S T C O M M O N A D V E R S E E V E N T S I N C I D E N C E Nausea 23.1 Abdominal pain 17.6 Fatigue 16.9 Headache 16.8 Heavier menstrual bleeding 13.8 Lighter menstrual bleeding 12.5 Dizziness 11.2 Breast tenderness 10.8 Other complaints 9.7 Vomiting 5.6 Diarrhea 5.0 If Plan B fails, is there a risk to the fetus? While no studies have specifically ruled out the possibility of teratogenic effects, there are no biomedical or scientific data to suggest that there would be an increased risk of birth d
