WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for January, 2002: Re: [Birth Control] having sex then missing two pills

Re: [Birth Control] having sex then missing two pills

From: Lynn D. Montgomery, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 9 Jan 2002 19:24:39 -0600 (CST)

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At Wed, 9 Jan 2002, Patrick wrote: >
>I have been on the pill for about six years now, hardly miss any. I had
>unprotected sex on a Saturday and missed two pills the following Friday and
>Saturday. I took both pills on Sunday when I noticed I did not take them. I
>started a new pack on Sunday like the instructions said to do if you miss in
>the third week like I did. I have not started my period yet and I am five
>days late. The instructions say I could miss a period but I want to know if
>I could be pregnant?

It is not likely that you are pregnant given your history. However, it never hurts to do a test... Lynn

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

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