WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for November, 1999: Re: birth control and pregnancy

Re: birth control and pregnancy

From: Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 1 Nov 1999 20:01:40 -0600 (CST)

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At Mon, 1 Nov 1999, Matthew wrote: >
>My wife and I have been married 10 months tomorrow. She has been taking
>Alesse (sp??) for apx. 15 months now. Last month (Oct), she began the
>placebo pills on the 17th (normal), and began her period on the 20th (a
>little later than normal, but not the latest that she has had it), and
>it lasted the normal length. She did mention that it was lighter than
>normal, but not light enough to be different than what she has had in
>the past.
>
>The night of 24 October, she was very il (throwing up, upset stomach,
>etc...). She felt better the next day. This past weekend, she felt bad
>again (upset stomach, tired, etc...) and it has continued through today
>(when we left to come to school, she was still feeling poorly).
>Yesterday morning (Sun. 31 oct), she felt bad, but by the time I got
>home from church, her stomach settled down, but she still felt tired and
>worn out. On Sat, 30 Oct, che called her mom to talk. Her mom said
>that it could be that she is pregnant. B/c of this, she brought by a
>home pregnancy test (the kind that has a + if you are, and a - if you
>are not). It came up negative. Sat night, I took her temp. and got a
>temp of 99-100. However, I don;t think that was accurate b/c before we
>went to bed, I tried to take her temp again, and the thermometer read
>the same. I ran it under cold water and shook it and it would not go
>down (so, I don't trust that reading at all).
>
>Today, we are going up to student health center to have her looked at.
>The last time we had sexual inercourse was around the 13th. Is
>pregnancy something that we ought to be concerned about? Or could it be
>a mild case of the flu?
>
>I have some other questions about birth control, that I will post later
>b/c my wife just informed me that she has an appointment set up for 20
>min from now. Thanks for your help.
>
>--
>Matt
><><
>

A negative pregnancy test would certainly make it more likely to be a viral illness but surprises do happen. Good luck.

--
Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. FACOG, FACS
Great Neck, New York

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