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Re: late period, antibiotics & BCP
From: Munchichic (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 27 Sep 2001 13:44:40 -0500 (CDT)
Hi Jodi,
First, I'm surprised that your Dr didn't inform you that ALL antibiotics
can have an effect on your BCPs. BCPs don't INDUCE a period, they only
help to regulate it. It's PROVERA that is commonly used to induce a
period. I would suggest you keep taking your pills as scheduled, but to
call this Dr and explain your concern of not getting a period yet. You
may very well be pregnant, or it could just be your hormones a little
screwy because of the antibiotic interferring with them. In any event,
please realize that you are not the only patient this Dr has---and even
though you being on a BCP is on your record--it doesn't mean s/he looked
at that when they put you on the antibiotic. They could have simply
forgotten. Give him/her a call and explain your concern. They'll
advise you on what to do from there.
At Thu, 27 Sep 2001, jodi wrote:
>
>Hi all...
>
>I am wondering if anybody knows if the antibiotic they put you on for
>baceterial vaginosis (flagel) is one of the ones that makes BCPs
>ineffective?
>
>I am wondering because my "period" (BCP induced bleed) should have
>started on Monday... and it hasn't. I'm supposed to start a new pack
>of pills tomorrow and I don't know what to do. I know how the package
>inserts usually say something along the lines of start a new pack
>anyway, and if you don't get a period then, get a pregnancy test... but
>I don't like that line of behaviour somehow. But I'm afriad if I get a
>test now, it won't be accurate anyway, both because it's so early and
>because don't PCOSers tend to have false negatives?
>
>I don't know what to do here. I've never had a late period while on
>BCPs. The thing is, though, I was on flagel (sp) the first week or so
>of this last pack... and I am wondering if that might have made the
>pill ineffective... the doctor didn't say anything when she put me on
>it, and she knew I was on BCPs... so I'm hoping it's not one of those
>antibiotics... but who knows?
>
>I've been wearing nice underwear in the hopes of getting my period -
>hopefully someone else will know how THAT always seems to go - but, no
>luck.
>
>Hrumph...
>
>- jodi
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"Laughter is the best medicine, but sometimes we all just need a friend."--Munchichic :)
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