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Re: BC pills/ possible pregnancy post D&C

From: William McIntosh, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 7 Aug 2002 14:27:31 -0500 (CDT)

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At Tue, 6 Aug 2002, Lisa wrote: >
>I just went to my doctor today for a post d/c appt. He prescribed
>ortho-tricyclin at my request along with Zoloft. My d/c was July 20. I
>have had had 4 unprotected situations (by choice). My doc said to start
>the pills today which I tohught was odd because I have not had a period
>yet. What if I have gotten pregnant? Would taking the pills be harmful?
>Should I just wait until I get a period- which I know could take up to 8
>weeks--? I dont want to harm the fetus if I indeed got pg...
>
>thank you doctors or anyone with advice.
>
>--
>Lisa
>

Taking the pills is unlikely to hurt anything, but I prefer my patients to wait until they start a period. The first after a miscarriage is about 6 weeks.

-- William D. McIntosh, MD, FACOG

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