Re: pregnant? To Scoobymander Please Read
From: Michelle (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 14 Jun 2000 23:53:31 -0500 (CDT)
Hi:
Please keep in mind that there are some (including some doctors) who
believe that being on the pill could actually increase the likelihood of
a PCOS woman becoming pregnant because it suppresses androgen
production.
I know from personal experience that it can happen that way. I got
pregnant while on the pill (I missed one pill by less than a day.) So if
youcontinue with the pill, please be very careful and be sure to take it
like clockwork.
I would personally recommend using another type of contraceptive. I
don't think the pill is reliable enough in PCOS women to justify adding
more hormones to our systems anyway.
Just my humble opinion.
Take care.
Michelle K. in CA
At Wed, 14 Jun 2000, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote:
>
>thank you very much for your advice. i'm currently looking for a new
>ob/gyn. i've been going to my doctor since i was 15 (i'm currently 20)
>and all he will give me is birth control pills. i've done some research
>in the last month and have decided that this is not the best treatment,
>especially since i also have blood sugar problems. your advice has
>reinforced my decision to find a new doctor. thank you!!
>
>At Wed, 14 Jun 2000, Avalos, wrote:
>>
>>If you've continued to take the pill, it is highly unlikely that you are
>>pregnant (a) because your PCOS will make it harder for you to become PG (b)
>>because the pill even lessens that possibility, and taking it during/after
>>possible conception practically guarantees that it will be terminated. Your
>>periods may be light for any number of reasons. I was on the pill for
>>several years, and sometimes I had very light periods. My doctor said that
>>this was my PCOS trying to counter the effects of the pill.....
>>
>>I understand that everyone handles their personal choices in their own way,
>>so please do not think that I am preaching to you... I am just concerned,
>>reading that you are on the pill to have normal cycles because your PCOS
>>prevents that from happening... In the long run, taking the pill might cause
>>more problems, since while you take it you will not have any idea about the
>>progression of your PCOS. Have you discussed other methods of treating your
>>PCOS, like Metformin, Avandia, etc.? With many women these medications
>>cause ovulation and normal cycles to happen within months of starting, and
>>this actually promotes long term better health for PCOS women...
>>
>>Your choices are definitely all your own, I just wanted to offer a
>>suggestion for you to think about. (I wish someone had told me this two or
>>three years ago... sometimes I think that I would have been able to prevent
>>some of the advancement of PCOS in my case, if I had known...)
>>
>>Anyway, I wish you the best,
>>
>>Clara
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: anonymous@obgyn.net [mailto:anonymous@obgyn.net
>>Sent: Wednesday, June 14, 2000 4:19 PM
>>To: Multiple recipients of list PCOS
>>Subject: Re: [Re: pregnant?]
>>
>>thank you for all of your advice, but that's not my concern. we will be
>>married in less than a month. i was just concerned that i might be
>>pregnant since my last couple of periods have been very light (i tested
>>after each of my previous two light periods). i am taking the pill only
>>to have normal cycles since my PCOS prevents that from happening. i was
>>just wondering if there was another explanation so i could quit spending
>>the money on pregnancy tests. thanks.
>>
>>At Wed, 14 Jun 2000, Kay wrote:
>>>
>>>Even St. John's Wort, an herb used for depression, can cause the pill
>>>to be ineffective, as well as many antibiotics. Pregnancy though is the
>>>least of your "worries" if you have chosen to have sex. Even condoms
>>>can't prevent things such as genital warts, etc. In a regular cycle you
>>>can get pg up to 72 hours. You can contract an STD EVERY DAY of EVERY
>>>MONTH! "Safe Sex" using a condom is basically a farce.
>>>
>>>--
>>>Kay
>>>
>>>At Wed, 14 Jun 2000, Amy wrote:
>>>>
>>>>Also, bare in mind that ANY medications that you take with the pill could
>>(and
>>>>most will) lower the effetiveness of the birth control - my OB/GYN told me
>>to
>>>>be extra careful while taking Met with mu BCP's ...
>>>>(: Amy
>>>>
>>>>anonymous@obgyn.net wrote:
>>>>> thanks. it helps somewhat. is there any particular reason why my
>>>>> periods would become lighter only after i became sexually active?
>>>>>
>>>>> At Wed, 14 Jun 2000, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote:
>>>>> >
>>>>> >if you take your birth control pills everyday then they should be 98%
>>>>effective
>>>>> >at preventing pregnancy. -but that won't protect you from sexually
>>>>transmitted
>>>>> >diseases- think about using condoms too! talk to your doctor about
>>what
>>>>to do
>>>>> >if you miss a pill or two... the effecacy of the pill goes way down
>>when
>>>>you
>>>>> >skip pills. if you miss a pill, stay on track with your pill pack but
>>>>use
>>>>> >another contraceptive method (like condoms) too for the rest of that
>>>>menstrual
>>>>> >cycle.
>>>>> > the side effect of taking many birth control pills is that your
>>periods
>>>>get
>>>>> >shorter and lighter and they also usually reduce the intensity of
>>cramps.
>>>>> >these effects are due to the changes in hormones to your ovaries and
>>are
>>>>> >expected healthy changes.
>>>>> >
>>>>> >does that help?
>>>>> >
>>>>> >scoobymander@hotmail.com on 06/14/2000 02:17:16 PM
>>>>> >
>>>>> >Please respond to pcos@obgyn.net
>>>>> >
>>>>> > To: Multiple recipients of list PCOS
>>>>> > <pcos@forum.obgyn.net>
>>>>> >
>>>>> > cc:
>>>>> >
>>>>> > Subject: pregnant?
>>>>> >
>>>>> >i have a potentially silly question. i recently started having sex for
>>>>> >the first time. i have pcos and am on the pill. however, my periods
>>>>> >have gotten lighter and shorter. does anyone know why? also, what are
>>>>> >myt chances of accidentally getting pregnant? thanks.
>>>>>
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