EllaOne (morning-after pill brand) goes woke on twitter.

Do transmen taking testosterone remain fertile? I wonder what the effects of the MAP on a testosterone-taking female would be. Seems like a rather unsafe cocktail.

From their own patient information leaflet

“ This medicine is suitable for any woman of childbearing age, including adolescents.”

This changing of language to suit a tiny tiny number of people who have an issue with being called a woman is ridiculous. The vast majority of those identifying as male are not in relationships with men (although obviously it could be non-consensual). Same with ‘pregnant men’. I suspect there have been fewer than 20 over the past few years, yet pregnant woman is deemed wrong.

It also sounds ridiculous, almost as if the uterus is some appendage that has special meaning for who a person is. Would you say ‘person with a nose’? No because people have noses. It’s a descriptor. Women have uteruses (sp?). Yes, some are born without or have had it removed but that doesn’t make them not a woman. Just as being born without a nose or losing it to cancer or an accident doesn’t mean you’re not a human.

I bet if we left them to it and found a new umbrella term for the person with a uterus, vulva person, person who menstruates, gestator, and person with a cervix that they would then want access to that term too. It’s not some fucking exclusive club. It’s just reality for half the population.

Yes, good point. If you are taking a lot of cross sex hormones wouldn't this be a contraindication for taking the morning after pill anyway? Has it been tested for that? It could potentially be dangerous, I wonder if they have information about that in their literature or in the info that comes with the drug, if this is how they are marketing it?

Post menopausal women and prepubescent girls have a uterus too. Neither need contraception.

And for transmen, what would be the effect of taking extra progesterone and oestrogen? How would this interact with cross sex hormones? Have they actually researched it?

Must be some uteri stuck in jars in various establishments. Maybe their owners will need this product too?

More seriously, who wants to be thinking about their uterus when they are searching for a morning after pill. The point of taking that product is so that you DON’T have to think about your uterus and can get on with the rest of your life. Bad marketing.

That’s a good point Melroses, other organs are needed to make a morning after pill needed. Even a corpse can have a uterus. A woman’s, of course. Although, their quote “anyone with a uterus” isn’t necessarily limited to humans so let’s be inclusive of other mammalian life, just to be on the safe side. Lovely to be bracketed with corpses and cows by a morning after pill marketer, isn’t it.

“ Anyone with a uterus ”
If they only use that phrase for Trans Awareness Week, then fair enough but otherwise, it’s a no from me

When do women need to use the morning after pill? How often might trans men be in a similar situation? Why do a minuscule audience who will rarely use this product need to play such a central role in the marketing of it?

“the morning after pill isn't just for cis-women".
They’re right, women use them too

I think you need ovaries and a functioning hypothalamus etc too tbh. The uterus is not much use on its own