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Re: [Birth Control] Getting Back on the Pill
From: M. Kelly Shanahan, MD, (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 29 Sep 2001 18:03:27 -0500 (CDT)

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At Fri, 28 Sep 2001, Kelly wrote: >
>I have recently had a child and have just now started taking the pill
>again. I started the pills on a Sunday which was the day before my
>normal cycle. I have yet to start another period and it's been a month
>and 2 weeks since my last period. Should I be worried about being
>pregnant again or is it just the pill affecting my cycle? Can it put off
>your period until you reach the sugar pills?

the pill not uncommonly leads ot amenorrhea, or lack of periods. Pregnancy is always a possibility and should be ruled out if you finish another pack and still don't have a period

-- M. Kelly Shanahan, MD, FACOG South Lake Tahoe, CA
author, Your Over-35 Week-by-Week Pregnancy Guide available in all major bookstores and on-line at amazon.com
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