Re: 'The Pill'

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At Wed, 31 Jul 2002, Andrew wrote: >
>My girlfriend started using the pill recently. I have since moved up to
>NY. Three weeks after starting on the Sunday after her period she came
>up to visit. We did some research on this site, and other trusted
>resources, and learned two things: One, that the pill, if taken on the
>Sunday after your period, takes a week to start working. And two, that
>'pulling out' or not 'pulling out' makes no real difference at all for
>someone that's using the pill. Taking these into consideration, we had
>unprotected sex without me pulling out.
>She was supposed to get her period, I would assume, one month after her
>last period, which would be starting the just passed Monday. She didn't
>get it. Should she be expecting it at some other time because of the
>pill?
>She is on vacation right now and does not have access to a doctor or
>even a home test (and I don't even know if they would work this early).
>We have both been loosing sleep and have felt a general deteration in
>health from the stress. Does anyone have any advice or suggestions to
>offer? Mainly: is she not even supposed to have a period yet?
>Please... any help and as soon as possible would be wonderful.
>Thank you,
>Andrew

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