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Re: [Birth Control] (no subject)

From: Lynn D. Montgomery, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 9 Jan 2002 19:17:12 -0600 (CST)

At Wed, 9 Jan 2002, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote: >
>i would like to stop taking the pill and was wondering if i can just not take
>the rest of the pack i have or finish it out. what is the risk of pregnancy,
>or is it higher than normal just after stopping usage of the pill?
>thanks,
>courtney

One can stop anytime. As for getting pregnant, once you stop, ovulation could occur at anytime, thus pregnancy could occur at anytime... Lynn 

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Lynn D. Montgomery, MD
Director, Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Rocky Mountain Perinatal Center
Missoula, Montana


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