WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for October, 2001: Re: [Birth Control] am i pregnant?

Re: [Birth Control] am i pregnant?

From: Lynn D. Montgomery, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 3 Oct 2001 14:51:28 -0500 (CDT)

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At Wed, 3 Oct 2001, Heather wrote: >
>I have been on the pill for two years now. Once in the past two years I
>missed the pill and had to wait until my next period (which took a
>couple of months) to begin taking it again. At the time I was not a
>virgin, but was not sexually active. I missed taking the pill again,
>but it has been over a year since I have been on it steadily (wihtout
>missing), but still have not received my period (which is over 2 weeks
>late). I am sexually active at this time, but did not allow my partner
>to ejaculate inside of me, and only had sex for a few minutes. Where is
>my period? Does this mean that I am pregnant? If I take a pregnancy test
>now, will it give me accurate results? Please help me. Thanks.

Heather, If you have been taking your pills correctly, it is unlikely that you are pregnant and further, it is not unusual to miss period while on the pill. You can certainly check a pregnancy test and it will be accurate at this point... Lynn

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Lynn D. Montgomery, MD
Director, Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Rocky Mountain Perinatal Center
Missoula, Montana

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