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Re: [Birth Control] manipulating cycle;pregnancy From: William McIntosh, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net) Tue, 4 Dec 2001 15:19:00 -0600 (CST) Messages sorted by: [ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ] Next message: William McIntosh, MD: "Re: safe to workout while on period ?" Previous message: Richelle: "[Birth Control] Gynera" In reply to: anonymous@obgyn.net: "[Birth Control] manipulating cycle;pregnancy" At Tue, 4 Dec 2001, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote: > >My periods make sick, so occassionally, if I know a special event is >coming up, I will manipulate my cycle in order to postpone my period or >skip it that month. I am wondering what the odds are of getting >pregnant if I took the pill one week into my cycle, for two weeks, then >stopped. I ask this because I thought I knew what I was doing last >month when I did that, and ended up very confused. Of course I won't be >doing that anymore. But I'm wondering if there is a chance I could be >pregnant. Actually, very little risk of pregnancy, as long as you took a pill everyday. You can take the active pills for virtually any length of time, 3 weeks or more, then take a week off, have a period most likely though not for sure, and then resume the active pills without any more risk of pregnancy than taking them the traditional way (perhaps less). -- 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. Next message: William McIntosh, MD: "Re: safe to workout while on period ?" Previous message: Richelle: "[Birth Control] Gynera" In reply to: anonymous@obgyn.net: "[Birth Control] manipulating cycle;pregnancy"

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