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Re: [Birth Control] pregnant while on bcp?

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From: William McIntosh, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 26 Sep 2001 08:57:29 -0500 (CDT)

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At Wed, 26 Sep 2001, Erin wrote: >
>I am an eighteen year old girl that has been on orthotricycline for almost
>three months. My boyfriend, of five months, and I have been having sex on a
>fairly regular basis, during which he does not wear a condom, since I
>started bcp. I recently, over the last week or two, have been getting very
>frequent headaches and I am very naseous after I eat anything. Could I be
>pregnant? I am also a new college student away from home for the first time
>and very homesick, could that be causing my symptoms? I also skipped the
>placebo pills in my last month so would that increase my chances that I may
>be pregnant?
>Thank you for your time,
>EK

I doubt that you are pregnant, and the placebo tablets can be safely omitted. If you take your pill daily, then the risk of pregnancy is quite small, though I would still suggest using condoms to prevent some of the other consequences of intercourse.

-- William D. McIntosh, MD, FACOG

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