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Re: Possible Pregnancy while taking Lupron????
From: Brenda (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu Jan 29 15:02:10 2004
Well I went to my doctor today and they did a regular urine pg test and
it was negative. I breathed a sigh of relief until I starting thinking
that maybe it just didn't show up because my hormones are fucked up.
Yeah I'm taking estrogen..Premarin. It's not working though apparently,
and I told my nurse today (my doctor is rarely around) that I want to
stop taking Lupron. They set up an appt. for next weds. for a
'conference' with him to discuss this. I just can't take the stress of
the symptoms and worrying about being pregnant. Thanks for the help.
At Thu, 29 Jan 2004, Mary wrote:
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>For sure you CAN get pregnant during Lupron. I did. I didn't know that
>it was possible but I sure found out. It didn't happen for me though
>until after the third treatment. I don't know if it is normal but I
>stopped having periods after my first treatment so you maybe just
>stopped already too. Your doctor won't think your a retard though. Just
>ask him so you can be assured. Good luck.
>
>At Thu, 29 Jan 2004, Allie wrote:
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>>You CAN get pregnant while on Lupron! This is why they recommend using
>>barrier methods of birthcontrol(condoms, diaphrams, etc.). I think
>>there is a greater risk of having an ectopic pregnancy, which is
>>dangerous to both you and the embryo.
>>
>>You need to talk to your doctor. An at home pregnancy test may work,
>>but still you should talk to your doctor. Also, start using a condom or
>>something, because taking Lupron when there's a high chance of becoming
>>pregnant is not good.
>>
>>However, many of the symptoms you deescribed are common with Lupron.
>>What HRT are you doing? Hopefully not estrogen, since that's what adds
>>to the endo's growth--which is why treatments such as Lupron and other
>>GnRH analogs work: they slow estrogen production and induce a false
>>menopause.
>>
>>Good luck,
>>
>>--
>>Allie
>>At Wed, 28 Jan 2004, Brenda wrote:
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>>>I'm a fool. I've been having unprotected sex since before my first
>>>Lupron shot, up until now. I just got my second shot. I'm experiencing
>>>some things that I"m not sure that I should be....tender and itchy
>>>breasts, food cravings, food aversions, weight gain, nausea, lots of
>>>gas, more mood swings....all this even though i'm taking add back
>>>hormone therapy. Even if I were pregnant..how would I know? Would it
>>>even show up on a test? Would the baby even survive? Shoudl I bring this
>>>up to my doctor or is he gonna look at me like I"m a retard? I'm going
>>>through menopause...how could I get pregnant? And another thing...I
>>>missed my period this month. I thought the periods didn't stop til
>>>after the second month of therapy...?
>>> Somebody please offer some insight before I go crazy!!!!!!!
>>
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