YOUNG-WOMEN Messages for May, 2003: Re: odds of pregnancy from missing a pill

Re: odds of pregnancy from missing a pill

From: Alicia M. Lapidus M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 29 May 2003 11:21:55 -0500 (CDT)

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If you missed a pill for more than 12 hs odds of ovulation and or bleeding are important.

At Thu, 29 May 2003, Melanie wrote: >
>I have searched all over the internet and seem to get different answers.
>I am on ortho tricyclen and I missed the second pill in a new pack, and
>made it up the next day. That was a week ago Monday. I thought that as
>long as you only missed one and made it up you're fine, and I had
>unprotected sex Friday of last week. I had some bleeding start earlier
>this week and I had a yeast infection at the same time, so I called my
>doc. The nurse said the bleeding was from missing the pill, and to use
>back up since it was early in the pack. I didn't know that when I had
>sex Friday. What are the odds missing the pill made me ovulate? As I
>said, I've researched it but some people say you only ovulate after
>missing three or four pills and some say you can after one. I know you
>are just going to tell me to wait for my period (in a week and a half)
>and take a test, but I just wanted to know if a lot of pregnancies
>result from one missed pill. Thanks,
>
>--
>Melanie
>
>--
>Melanie LaPenta
>

-- 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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