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Re: Going off the pill to get pregnant
From: Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 31 Mar 1998 17:40:35 -0600 (CST)

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At Tue, 31 Mar 1998, Lisa wrote: >
>I have been on the pill for 6 years. My husband and I would like to get
>pregnant now. I have heard from friends that it is dangerous to get
>pregnant immediately after going off the pill, and an alternate form of
>birth control should be used for three months. Is this true? What are
>the dangers?
>
>--
>Lisa Dawes Antonucci
>

The reported rate of miscarriage in the general population is 17-25%, where most health care providers quote about 20%. One article years ago stated that in the first month off the pill, the miscarriage rate is increased slightly to 24%, but goes back to baseline thereafter. In pregnancies conceived the month after going off the pill, there was no greater risk of any abnormalities above the general population.

-- Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. FACOG OBGYN.net U.S. Representative, New York Great Neck, New York http://www.obgyn.net/states/bios/marchbein.htm http://www.obgyn.net/women/advisors/harveym.htm
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