In France now where can I find Plan B

No actual knowledge, but I believe it is available from a pharmacy in France. (Quick check of Wikipedia confirms this) Go and ask the pharmacist for it (most of them are women). And don't worry about the price.

Take Sasha's advice, first ask a Pharmacist, worst case, they will put you in contact with a Doctor if needed, but the result will be pretty much same day service. It may actually be a similar drug, rather than the Plan B. For what comfort it may provide, France is about the best place for this to occur; Ireland or Italy would be more complicated.

Julie, again, good luck! With regards to "not drinking for a long time", you'd probably be fine having a glass of wine or a Beer with dinner, but just don't "overdo it". ¶ I hope it all works out for you, and that you enjoy the rest of your trip.

Thank you so much I was pretty much freaking out because I thought they might not have it here and I leave Friday for Italy, then to Greece and then back home on October 11.

Well.. a French baby could be a great souvenir and a funny story one day...

Sorry, Tami, I know you meant that as a joke, but it's not appropriate to someone in a crisis situation. Hope everything has worked out for you, Julie. We are all wishing you well...

I can't imagine it ever being a funny story.

Julie, "Morning After" pills are apparently available in France (the cost listed was €8), but I'm not sure if a prescription is required. If you don't have an IAMAT membership, you could ask your Hotel to recommend a Doctor for a prescription. ¶ You could also go to Emerg. but no guarantee that you'd get an English-speaking Doctor. ¶ Another avenue you could check is the American Hospital of Paris at 63, Bd. Victor Hugo (see www.american-hospital.org/index.php?L=3 for more information). Good luck!

Thank you so much Ken I was freaking out about it being really expensive. Im 19 and am on a really tight budget. And im very easy going so the jokes dont bother me. Im normally very responsible when it comes to things like this but I never drink and it was the first time I was ever drunk so I wasnt exactly in the right state of mind. Lets just say I wont be drinking for a very long time. And a french baby wouldn't be bad if #1 it was a french guy and if I was stable enough to support a baby. But luckily im responsible enough to know I cant which is why I posted to topic for help. :) Thanks to everyone who replied.

See a medical person to check for STDs soon. I'm not kidding.

Dont worry I definitely planned to be checked for STDS. I normally get checked anyways even though I normally use protection

Julie, you are in my prayers...I hope you got what you needed. Please keep us posted on how you are doing.

Julie,, hope all goes well,, and its nice to see most of us here,, even on a Rick Steves forum, do remember what its like to be young.. and I am glad you didn't mind the joke,, I thought it was kind of funny myself,, you gotta laugh to get through life! PS You know that " I'm never going to drink again" feeling,, it fades in a few days,, LOL

Julie, Checking in as a mom. Good luck and let us know how everything turns out. Anyone can make a mistake. Please be careful in the future. Maybe carry some condoms with you (same advice I give my kids.)

Does this qualify as strangest Helpline question ever?

No the root beer in Italy question is still at number one.

JER: I didn't see it as a crisis situation.

I did find a form of plan be for a little more than seven euros (which is a lot cheaper than in the states) And I would have carried condoms but I have a boyfriend back home and I didn't plan on being unfaithful. Thank you for all the replies :)

I remember similar decisions, back in the eighties,London....

Tami, Julie reported that she was "pretty much freaking out" at a situation that could have drastic implications for the rest of her life. Sounds like a crisis to me. But, as always, YMMV.

Michael of Phoenix asks if this is the strangest topic ever on the Helpline, and I am reminded of Tina and her hula hoops on her way to her lover in Zurich, who then rejected her and caused her and her hula hoops to wander about Europe looking for a place to stay. Now, that takes the "strangest ever" prize.

This thread invovled an honest request for some very practical knowledge, so personally, I don't see it as being all that strange. Now the hula-hoop lady, yes, that was trully a bizare train wreck of a situation...

Yes,, Hula hoop lady wins the bizarro award,, this inquiry was not in the least bit odd,, but perhaps the over 100 set found it a bit frank...

Ah, yes, the hula hoop lady with the Cirque du Soleil fetish! I gave up on her when she posted x-rays of her back injury on her website. :)

I really didn't think my question was that out of the ordinary. I will admit is was blunt but it was a legitimate question.

Apparently only Michael in Phoenix thought it was odd. Thanks for trusting us enough to come to us for advice. Like many here, I'm a mom of a twenty-something daughter, and I like knowing that there are people out there who would be willing to help her in the same circumstances. Best of luck to you!

Julie, this is not an unusual situation and I think most here can appreciate that you wanted to get this resolved quickly and perhaps weren't sure what the options were (especially in a foreign country). There was absolutely nothing wrong in asking the question of a group that undoubtedly has a greater degree of "collective life experience". ¶ Although I don't have any daughters, I AM a parent (3 Sons) so tried to answer from a parent's perspective. Good luck and hope you've got it all sorted now.

Julie..can you be a little more specific about how you found "Plan B". Where? What was the process? How were you recieved by the issuing agency? As for your "indiscretion"[INVALID]you're young, you're in Paris, you had a bit too much to drink...try not to beat yourself up about it. Think of this as "Tuition" being paid to the School Of Life.

Finding it was actually very simple. They have a lot of pharmacies there and I just went into one and the women spoke enough English to understand what I needed. I just told her I had unprotected sex and needed Frances form of Plan B which was NorLevo (i think, cant remember now for sure) and it was only about eight euros and I just walked out. It was cheaper than where I live where you would have to pay 40 dollars and that's for two pills. This was just one and I took it as soon as I bought it.