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Re: When am I supposed ovulate?....when does the Pill start to work?
From: Hill (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 30 Sep 2000 19:26:55 -0500 (CDT)
At Sat, 30 Sep 2000, D. Ashley Hill, MD wrote:
>
>At Sat, 30 Sep 2000, Hill wrote:
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>>I started my period on the 8th day of the month. I started taking Ortho
>>Tri-Cyclen on the 17th. When am I supposed to ovulate?
>
Thank you so much for answering my questions. Someone said that the
Pill isn't effective until after a month of taking them. Is this true
or do they start working after only a couple of weeks?
>You should not ovulate at all while taking this type of birth control.
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> My cycle is
>>regular....every 28 to 30 days. Was I supposed to ovulate around the
>>14th day after I started my period or around 14 days after I started
>>taking the Pill.
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>If you were not on the pill, then you should ovulate around the 14th day
>after starting your period. Again, however, when taking full-strength
>birth control pills every day as directed, you would not normally
>ovulate at all.
>
>I had intercourse on the 30th and the condom broke.
>>What are my chances of getting pregnant?
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>Probably unlikely, since you had taken the pill for 13 days. However,
>1-3% of women taking the pill will still become pregnant. If in doubt,
>most home pregnancy tests will show if you are pregnant about 2-3 weeks
>after conception.
>
>--
>D. Ashley Hill, MD
>Associate Director
>Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
>Florida Hospital Family Practice Residency
>Orlando, Florida
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