Re: Birth control pills and pregnancy
From: Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 22 Sep 2000 16:46:42 -0500 (CDT)
The rate of failed oral contraceptive is very low but not impossible.
Take the pregnancy test to be sure.
HSM
At Fri, 22 Sep 2000, Joann wrote:
>
>I have been on birth control pills since my second son was born 6 months
>ago. Since then my fiancee' and I have had protected sex, each and
>every time we had sex. However there was one or two times that we just
>layed in bed together with his penis in me and I've had a period since
>then but it was dark colored blood and light in flow. I feel
>pregnant,but am unsure if it is from the pills themselves or that I am
>pregnant. My fiancee' keeps telling me that there is no possible way
>that I can be pregnant and I'm afraid of taking a test alone. Is there
>any other way to tell without taking a home pregnancy test? If so,
>please let me know. I'm only 21 and have a 2.5 yr old and a 6 mo old
>and am very scared. Any advice would help, Thanks
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Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. FACOG, FACS
Great Neck, New York
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