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Re: Confusion over BCPs and menstrual periodFrom: anonymous@obgyn.netThu, 2 Aug 2001 21:16:16 -0500 (CDT)
At Mon, 30 Jul 2001, jane wrote: > >After reading a few postings about the possibility of being pregnant >while taking BCPs I wish to have some clarification on how the pill >actually works. > >It is now my understanding that the bleeding during the placebo week on >the pill is not actually biologically(?) the same kind of period as one >experienced when one is not taking BCPs -- because one has not ovulated. >I've also read that one can be pregnant and still get their period (or >what seems like a period), especially when on the pill. So, how can I >be sure that each month when I have my pill-induced bleeding that I >can't be pregnant, like I could when I had my period before taking BCPs? >I've started to get paranoid, despite using the pill with great care. >I'd sure like to be corrected -- I imagine my logic is flawed >somewhere... > >Thanks I'm not a doctor, but I was on the Pill for 5 years. The only people I have ever heard who got pregnant while on the Pill had an extremely light period. There are also symptoms of pregnancy to consider-- sore breasts, nausea, etc.
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