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Re: [Birth Control] Could I be pregnant
From: j wang, M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 31 Dec 2001 08:43:45 -0600 (CST)
There is really no way to know excatly when (and if) you had a period.
Missing pills can dramatically alter the "expected" bleeding pattern. IF
you have already started a new pack, check a preg test if you miss your
period at the end of this pack/.
At Mon, 31 Dec 2001, Bonnie wrote:
>
>I had left an earlier post in here entitled missed pill spotting. In it
>I had said that I had missed a few pills and started spotting. I then
>took the pills I missed and caught myself up I thought. I went to the
>doctor because I started to bleed again and what my doctor told me is
>that I was having my actual period. My question is that if I started my
>period say Dec 19 bleed on and off very light sometimes none at all but
>the last trace of blood I found was on 21st. I had unprotected sex on
>that saturday and started the new pill pack on that sunday could I be
>possibly pregnant because of the way I threw my body off before with
>missing all those pills? If so how soon will I know if I am pregnant? I
>am still taking the pill reguarly and have not missed a dose.
>
>Will I have to wait until the end of the pill pack when my period should
>come to take a pregnancy test? I am really concerned that I possibly
>could be pregnant and if I am should I still be taking the pill? Is is
>too soon to take a home pregnancy test?
>
>Please help..
--
James Wang, M.D
Assitant Clinical Prof.
Tufts University School of Medicine
statements are informational only and should not constitute a medical plan or treatment recommendation.
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