WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for December, 2000: Re: missed birth control pills

Re: missed birth control pills

From: Sandy (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 28 Dec 2000 11:47:37 -0600 (CST)

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At Thu, 28 Dec 2000, Lynn D. Montgomery, MD wrote: >
>At Thu, 28 Dec 2000, Sandy wrote:
>>
>>I am 22 years old with a 14 month old child. I recently missed two
>>pills in a row. I am in the third week of my birth control pills. I
>>doubled up the next night and the night after. Then yesturday I started
>>spotting. I was wondering what the chance of me getting pregnant right
>>now
>>is. Is it increased? And if so by how much? Thank you!
>

Does it matter that my family is extremely fertile? My sister was pregnent within two weeks after getting off the pill. And I got pregnent without even trying! Thanks! >Sandy,
>Having doubled up on the pills, it is not likely that your chances of
>pregnancy are increased. Usually, I advise women who miss two pills in
>a row to just stop the pack and begin a new pack the following Sunday,
>using another form of birth control in the mean time.
>In your situation, I would finish your current pack. I would use
>another form of contraceptive from this point until starting the new
>pack. You will likely have some irregular spotting or bleeding into the
>next pack...
>Lynn
>
>--
>Lynn D. Montgomery, MD
>Director, Maternal-Fetal Medicine
>Rocky Mountain Perinatal Center
>Missoula, Montana
>
>**Note: Opinions expressed here are for educational purposes only and, as such, do not constitute a physician-patient relationship. This information is not intended to supplant the need for you to consult with your physician prior to choosing therapeutic options and/or interventions.
>
>**Private e-mails cannot be entertained due to time constraints, consequently no private e-mails will receive a response.
>
>**Thank you for your understanding ;-)
>

--
Sandra Padalino

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