Re: 4 MISSED PILLS
From: Anonymous (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 19 May 2003 12:29:22 -0500 (CDT)
At Mon, 19 May 2003, Delatte wrote:
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Not a doc. The bleeding is because you missed 4 pills in one week.
Since you got your period the chances you are pregnant are remote but
not nonexistent. Make sure you use a backup method of birth control for
the next month.
>I HAVE BEEN ON THE PILL FOR ABOUT 11 YEARS NOW. I HAVE RECENTLY SWITCHED
>FROM ORTHOCYCLEN TO OVCON 35. I MISSED THE TUESDAY, THURSDAY, FRIDAY &
>SATURDAY OF MY LAST ACTIVE WEEK OF PILLS AND HAD UNPROTECTED SEX (**I DID
>NOT TAKE THEM AT ALL**). ON THE SUNDAY THAT I WAS SUPPOSED TO START TAKING
>THE INACTIVE PILLS I STARTED BLEEDING REALLY BAD. I KNOW THAT THIS CAN
>HAPPEN WHEN SWITCHING PILLS AND MISSING THEM. WHAT IS MY CHANCE OF BEING
>PREGNANT? HOW SOON WOULD I KNOW IF I AM?
>
>ANONYMOUS
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