YOUNG-WOMEN Messages for April, 2003: Re: Tonsils and Pills

Re: Tonsils and Pills

From: Alicia M. Lapidus M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 17 Apr 2003 21:08:37 -0500 (CDT)

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If you don't swallow a pill it's useless. You have to make sure the pill goes through your throat.

At Thu, 17 Apr 2003, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote: >
>I have very large tonsils that tend to capture things on their way down
>my throat, but mostly pills. Because my birth control pills are so
>small, I'm afraid that I wouldn't feel them if they got caught or stuck
>to my tonsils. If they do, is that considered a missed pill, or because
>the pill is inside my body (as long as it does not come out for any
>reason) does that mean that my body will slowly absorb the hormones and
>I'll be well protected?

-- Alicia M. Lapidus M.D. Director Obgyn.net Latina Chief of Staff Obstetrics, Hospital J. A. Fernández Buenos Aires Argentina Note: opinions expressed here are for educational purposes only and, as such, do not constitute a physician-patient relationship. This information is not intended to supplant the need for you to consult with your physician prior to choosing therapeutic options and/or interventions.

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