ENDO Messages for March, 2004: Re: Lupron and Pregnancy

Re: Lupron and Pregnancy

From: anonymous@obgyn.net
Wed Mar 31 17:06:21 2004

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At Tue, 30 Mar 2004, Heather wrote: >
>At Tue, 30 Mar 2004, Melissa wrote:
>>
>>Although I've been reading the site for several months, I'm still kinda
>>new at posting, so I'm sorry if this has been asked recently. I'm not
>>sure exactly how to word this, but does anyone know the actual
>>percentage for risk of pregnancy while on Lupron? Like, is there a 25%
>>risk of becoming pregnant if not using protection, etc? I just took my
>>first shot this past Friday after also having my first lap. I hate to
>>say this, after reading a lot of the forums and seeing that most people
>>feel the opposite, but I'm 23, newly married and recently diagnosed, and
>>my husband and I aren't ready for children. I'd prefer not to use
>>condoms (just personal preference), but even though my doctor said
>>withdrawal or spermicide would probably be sufficient, I don't want to
>>take unneccesary risks just to..."enjoy"... myself by not using
>>condoms. I've read that the risks of getting pregnant are minimal, but
>>I'd rather hear a more definite number than that broad of a term. Didn't
>>know if anyone out there knew..... Thanks for the info!! This site has
>>been so helpful for me!!
>
>I didn't ask my doctor what the chances of getting pregnant on the shot
>were but apparently thereis a pretty good chance because he said
>"whatever you do, don't get pregnant while youre on this shot. use a
>condom and gel whenever you have sex." I hope that this has been
>helpful. I also don't like condoms so I just use the spermicidal gel
>instead of both.
>Heather

-- I too was on lupron. And my doctor told me whatever you do, don't get pregnant. I took extra precaution through this time.

-Maggie

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