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Re: birth control pills *ortho tricyclen*...one more thing
From: William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 19 Aug 2002 11:40:31 -0500 (CDT)
Tessa
The one due in a couple of days
At Sun, 18 Aug 2002, tessa wrote:
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>when you say next cycle...does that mean after i get my next period...or
>the period after next? cuz i'm due in a few days....
>
>At Sun, 18 Aug 2002, William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG wrote:
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>>Tessa
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>>Safest thing to do is to backup protect until you have next cycle.
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>>t Sun, 18 Aug 2002, tessa wrote:
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>>>i was out visiting my roommate out of state and the next day i realized
>>>i freaked out and took 2 of the blue pills in one day while being at her
>>>house. luckily, i realized it the next day and i didn't take a pill
>>>that day...so then i was back on track... now is that going to throw my
>>>cycle off? also... by that happening...did that increase my chances of
>>>getting pregnant? and if so...how long should i wait until the birth
>>>control pill fully kicks back into my system? my best friend told me it
>>>was only for 48 hours...but i wanted to make sure i knew what exactly
>>>was 'right'....one last question... i read somewhere that we're
>>>supposed to take birth control pills around the exact same time every
>>>day...is that true for it to be 99.9% effective like they say?
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>>--
>>William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG
>>Chairman, Editorial Advisory Board
>>Pregnancy and Birth Section
>>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.
>>
--
William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG
Chairman, Editorial Advisory Board
Pregnancy and Birth Section
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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