YOUNG-WOMEN Messages for September, 2001: Re: i'm late... and i don't understand! help!

Re: i'm late... and i don't understand! help!

From: Robin (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 17 Sep 2001 20:21:55 -0500 (CDT)

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At Mon, 17 Sep 2001, rosie wrote: >
>hi,
>to start at the beginning... i took bcp from when i was 12 to 19... all
>kinds and types for dysmenhorrea, plus naproxen, and now i take
>darvocet. i stopped taking the pill when i was 19 and it took me 8
>months to have a period, and 10 until they were regular... right before
>i turned 22 i got pregnant. i was very very sick and was
>hospitalized... eventually i had an abortion at 4 months ~ 11/98. i
>immediately went on ortho tricyclen and took that until may of this
>year. i got married, and we decided to have kids now, so i stopped
>taking it at the end of may. much to my surprise, my periods came right
>back, 28 days to the cycle exactly (i have been keeping track). until...
>this month, i was supposed to get it on 9/15... i took a pregnancy test
>on 9/13 it was negative, and i also took one on 9/16. that was also
>negative, but when i checked it like 15 min later there was a faint
>line. i don't know if that was just because it sat so long or what.
>anyhow, i have lots of pms like symptoms, and i have been really tired
>lately. i have been trying to get pregnant, so maybe its my
>imagination... since the tests came out neg. but then why would i be
>late??? i have never been late in my life except when i stopped taking
>the pill when i was 19... and when i was pregnant. what's wrong with
>me? can this be a late effect of stopping bcp? could i be pregnant?? why
>am i bitchy with sore boobs? HELP!!!!!!!!!
>
>--
>confused
>

Confused,

>From what I have seen on these boards from the MD's, they have said to
wait a week after the missed period and retest. If still negative, call your Dr. You can also go in for a blood pregnancy test, which is much more reliable.

Hope this helps. Robin

-- ~Robin~

I'm not a Dr. or any type of Medical Professional. The information I share is based on what I have experienced personally or what I have learned.

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