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Re: Pregnant while on BC pills?
From: William McIntosh, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 31 Jul 2001 20:33:48 -0500 (CDT)

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At Tue, 31 Jul 2001, Jane wrote: >
>My friend, who is on the pill and in a stable relationship, recently
>skipped her period during the week she was due to menstruate. She says
>she missed a couple of pills in the packet by accident earlier this
>month. Also, around Christmas, she had to undergo surgery to remove a
>large ovarian cyst. Two home pregnancy tests have come up negative, but
>at the time of the tests she was only around one week late or less.
>
>Could it be possible that she is pregnant or might her skipped period be
>related to the problem she had and/or the operation? (FYI, she tells me
>that her cycles have been fine since the operation until now.)
>
>Second, if pregnant, what harm could she be doing to the fetus or her
>health by resuming to take the rest of the packet of birth-control
>pills?
>
>Thanks for your time.

It is unlikely, though not impossible, that she is pregnant. The risks of using the pill while pregnant are minimal.

-- William D. McIntosh, MD, FACOG
This is for educational purposes only, and is neither designed nor intended to replace consultation with and examination by a licensed medical professional.
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