Re: pregnant even after taking emergency contraception?
From: Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 8 May 2001 21:26:27 -0500 (CDT)
IF you're getting regular periods and are back on the pill, the chance
you are pregnany is quite remote. You can certainly try a home
pregnancy test and see what comes up but I'm betting it'll be negative.
Hope this helps and write back anytime for more information.
HSM
At Mon, 7 May 2001, Tina wrote:
>
>Hi -- At the beginning of March, I had protected sex, but the condom
>broke. I have been on oral contraceptives for five years, but I had
>forgotten to take a couple of the pills at the end of the previous pack;
>that was why we were using a condom. At the time of the condom
>breaking, I was on the first day of the new pack. I talked with my
>doctor and we decided I should take emergency contraception. Since
>then, I have had regular periods (during the placebo pill week), but
>they have been lighter than normal. Also, I have gained weight (but I
>had been gaining weight before all of this also). I was curious whether
>there was any possibility that I could be pregnant. I considered using
>an OTC pregnancy test, but I have heard that the test results can be
>affected by oral contraceptives.
>
>Thanks in advance for any thoughts on this.
--
Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. FACOG, FACS
Great Neck, New York
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