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Re: Birth Control question...

From: kate (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 5 Jun 2002 07:57:28 -0500 (CDT)


Would this cause any stomache problems? Every once in a while when I screw up my pill, I get an upset stomach. Would this happen if I gave myself an extra dose of "hormones"??

At Mon, 3 Jun 2002, Garry E. Siegel, M.D. wrote: >
>At Mon, 3 Jun 2002, kate wrote:
>>
>>This past Saturday, I somehow ended up taking 2 birth control pills
>>(Saturday's and Sunday's) I have no idea why I did this or how I managed
>>to screw that one up, but I was wondering what effect that would have on
>>me. I know that when you miss a pill, you can just take 2 the next day,
>>but I didn't miss one...I just gave myself double the dosage.
>>
>>Any info would be wonderful!
>
>No biggie, Kate, but you will be short a pill at the end. You can just
>finish the active pills, skip 7 days or take the placebos (sugar pills),
>and then resume in the normal fashion. However, your first day on the
>new pack will be one day of the week sooner, i.e. Saturday instead of
>Sunday, etc.
>
>If that is confusing, well, you can get another pack, and take one extra
>pill this month to catch the days up.
>
>--
>Garry E. Siegel, M.D.
>Private Practice
>Roswell, GA
>
>No private emails, etc.
>




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