YOUNG-WOMEN Messages for April, 2003: Re: A little 'Iffy' about things..

Re: A little 'Iffy' about things..

From: Richard Chudacoff, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 13 Apr 2003 11:07:42 -0500 (CDT)

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At Sat, 12 Apr 2003, Tammie wrote: >
>I am 20 years old, and have been married for almost a year. I have been
>on Ortho-tri-cyclin for over a year. I got an ear infection about a
>month ago and took antibiotics for it for almost a week, someone told me
>that it messes up the "pill". I took a pregnacy test and it came out
>negitive. A few days later after the ear infection mishap, I got a
>migraine after breakfast and everything came up including my "pill".
>Which brings me here, I recieved my period for the first time after this
>incodent and it was 3 days early and ended 3 days earlier as well. Now,
>I am achy not sick just "different" and kinda moody, any reason why?
>Thanks for your help. Sincerely, Tammie

you could be pregnant, or you could be hypersensitive to the fact that you missed your pill and think something is wrong.

Most antibiotics do not interfere with birth control pills, but being sick and increasing your temperature has increased metabolism, and this will effect birth control efficacy. If your pregnancy test is negative that continue taking a birth control pills as recommended. If you are pregnant-you have the answer

-- Richard Chudacoff, MD, FACOG Chudacoff Obstetrics & Gynecology, PLLC Sugar Land, TX

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