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Re: PREGNANCY: on BCP, no real period this month, used to take BCP back to back

From: William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 20 Dec 2008 22:45:53 -0600 (CST)

AMarie

Run a first morning pregnancy test sunday morning, and if negative, take your pills as usual...Dr. von Almen

At Fri, 19 Dec 2008, AMarie wrote: >
>I found your email from allexperts.com but you were maxed on on the
>site. I am a23year old who has been on BCP since I was 15, I have had
>trouble with orthotryclin years ago where I eventually had 2 week
>periods every 2 weeks. I got switched to yasmin and had no problems. I
>took my pill packs back to back for years. This year I had to switch
>from yasmin to Levora for insurance reason and I could get it with the
>relative the same hormone levels from the local planned parenthood. When
>my insurance kicked back in july I started on yasmin generic Oscella. I
>had no problems until that 2 months ago when I decided that I didn’t
>want to take my pills back to back anymore ( no real reason). I got my
>period when I should have and it was really heavy and lasted well into
>the next week even after I started my pills. Now this week was my week
>off the pills, when I used to get my period I would get thurs to sat. it
>is now Friday and I haven’t had a period I have had some brown discharge
>since wed, it was in my panties but isn’t too dark and is very light .
>Should I be worried, or is my body just getting used to the shedding the
>lining of my uterus again? ( some more information, I am in a serious
>relationship for 3 years and we have unprotected sex, I never have had a
>pregnancy scare, and my like I said my period has been off kilter in the
>past). Any opinions? am i pregnant? i start my new pack of pills on
>sunday.
>
>Thanks!
>
>A

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William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG
Private Practice
New Orleans, La.



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