YOUNG-WOMEN Messages for November, 2001: Re: birth control pills, menstration, and pregnancy

Re: birth control pills, menstration, and pregnancy

From: William McIntosh, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 27 Nov 2001 09:41:49 -0600 (CST)

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At Tue, 27 Nov 2001, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote: >
>i have recently learned of a girl i know having a baby , supposedly
>without ever knowing she was pregnant. she is on the same type of birth
>control pills as i am, and said that she continued to havev her period
>as normal all nine months, and only gained a little weight, all over,
>which she attributed to the "freshmen fifteen". my question is: is it
>possible to be pregnant, but still have your period like normal if you
>are on birth control? please answer me as soon as possible. thanks a
>lot y'all!

Denial is not just a river in Egypt. You cannot have your period while you are pregnant, though it is possible to have other types of bleeding. This bleeding is unlikely to be as regular as pill periods. How did she manage to not notice the baby moving for the past 5 months? I have seen patients several times over the years that claimed that they either were not pregnant, when they clearly were, or that they had not recognized that they were pregnant. I even had one woman deny that she was pregnant, even thought the head was out, but the rest of the baby's body was still inside. Denial is a powerful force.

-- William D. McIntosh, MD, FACOG

This is for educational purposes only, and is not a substitute for consultation and examination by a licensed medical professional.

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