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Re: When do I start to worry about an absent period

From: Richard Chudacoff, MD, FACOG (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 31 Mar 2002 15:42:58 -0600 (CST)


At Sun, 31 Mar 2002, Jane wrote: >
>I was on birth control for six years. This last year on birth control,
>I did not have a period. I went off birth control four weeks ago
>because my husband and I wanted to start trying for our first child, and
>I have not started my period yet, or have had any symptoms of a period
>or ovulation.
>
>Is there a point where I should start to worry about my absence of a
>period? I don't want to wait any longer then I have to, to begin trying
>for a baby.

1. You do not need to wait for your period to start trying. 2. If you do not have a period within 6 weeks of stoping the pill, get a pregnancy test.

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Richard Chudacoff, MD, FACOG
Chudacoff Obstetrics & Gynecology, PLLC
Sugar Land, TX

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