YOUNG-WOMEN Messages for July, 2001: Re: cycles and the pill...

Re: cycles and the pill...

From: William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 21 Jul 2001 14:59:42 -0500 (CDT)

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At Sat, 21 Jul 2001, ashley wrote: >
>I recently went off Ortho-Tricyclen two months and now want to get back
>on. I was supposed to get my period this week and am late (but haven't
>been sexually active so it's not due to pregnancy, just irregularity)
>Tomorrow being Sunday, am wondering if I can start the pill anyway, as I
>would like to be a "Sunday start." I would wait until next Sunday, but I
>would like protection to begin as soon as possible. Can you tell me if
>this is okay and how safe I will be to have sex after I begin the pills?
>Thank you!

Ashley

No! You need to call your doc mon am and tell him. He will give you some progesterone to bring down a period, then you can start the pill the sunday after that bleed starts. As Robin says,use backup protection for a month before relying on the pill for pregnancy protection.

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William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG
Editorial Advisor-Pregnancy and Birth
Private Practice
New Orleans, La.

*Please understand I can not respond to private emails.

*These comments are for educational purposes only.  They are
not meant to take the place of an examination by a qualified
health care provider.  They are not intended to be the start
of a physician-patient relationship.

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