PREGNANCY-BIRTH Messages for February, 2000: Re: BC pill clarification needed please

Re: BC pill clarification needed please

From: Amit

anonymous@obgyn.net

Sun, 13 Feb 2000 21:49:46 +0530

You can think of low dose OCP's or triphasic pills.

Dr.Amit Sengupta, MD; Ph.D. This is for educational purpose only

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From: Jane <anonymous@obgyn.net> To: Multiple recipients of list PREGNANCY-BIRTH <pregnancy-birth@forum.obgyn.net> Sent: Saturday, February 12, 2000 11:12 PM Subject: BC pill clarification needed please

> I am concerned about something I heard recently and really need
> clarification.
>
> I will be delivering my baby soon and discussed birth control
> options,with my doctor,which would allow me to nurse safely. I
> specifically chose NOT to go the IUD route as for me it is not an option
> because as I understand it, it does not stop conception from occurring,
> but rather prevents a pregnancy from implanting in the uterus.
>
> I therefore planned to go on the progesterone only pill once my baby was
> born. Now I hear that this pill works the same way as an IUD,
> preventing implantation rather than conception. Is this true?
>
> If it is true, this situation raises a serious issue for me as I feel
> the doctor should have explained how this pill works. Many women may
> not make the same destinction as I, in regard to when "life" begins and
> I respect that as their business, but what about the many women who DO
> believe that life beings at conception??? In fairness to my doctor I did
> not explain why I chose not to use the IUD so he was not aware that this
> type of contractetive was not something I was interest in. I honestly
> thought this pill worked the same way other pills work and had never
> considered to think it prevented a pregnancy from implanting. I would
> have been greatly disturbed to think I may have conceived and prevented
> a pregnancy from going to term because of a misunderstanding on my part.
>
> It seems better communication needs to occur. Is there a physicians'
> association that I could write to, to suggest that medical and family
> planning practitioners consider clarifying the differences in various
> birth control choices as far as whether they prevent conception or
> implantation of an already conceived pregnancy?
>
> Thank you so much for your help.
>

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