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Re: [Birth Control] Birth Control Effects on Menstrual Cycle

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From: William McIntosh, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 4 Dec 2001 10:51:22 -0600 (CST)

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At Tue, 4 Dec 2001, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote: >
>Recently I did not have time to pick up my birth control pills when I
>was scheduled to start the next pack. I made a bad decision to go ahead
>and start the new pack a week after I should have started it. I am
>taking Orthotricyclin. I finished the pack and I should have gotten my
>period by now. I am scheduled to start the next pack tomorrow. I
>realize there are two reasons why I may not have gotten my period -
>either I am pregnant or my cycle has been thrown off schedule by not
>taking the birth control correctly. I think I should probably take a
>pregnancy test to be safe, but I am not sure if it is too soon to have
>an accurate result. Also, if I have just gotten off schedule, should I
>start a new pack or should I discontinue birth control until I get my
>period again? Please advise.

Take a test, and if negative, hold off on your pills until you have a period, and then resume them afterward, within 7 days. If you never start, and are still not pregnant, call your Gyn for assistance.

-- William D. McIntosh, MD, FACOG

This is for educational purposes only, and is not a substitute for consultation and examination by a licensed medical professional.

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