YOUNG-WOMEN Messages for June, 2003: Re: I am scarred and stressed and need answers

Re: I am scarred and stressed and need answers

From: H (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 18 Jun 2003 23:36:10 -0500 (CDT)

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Which antibiotic did you take? Most of them don't interfere; there are only a few that are suspected to cause trouble. And changing pills can cause changes in your cycle, if they are actually different doses.

Missing pills is risky, and pregnancy is possible. If it's been less than a week since the missed pills, emergency contraception (the morning after pill) is an option. It's best to take it within 3 days, but even up to 5 or 7 days later it still has a good chance of working, according to some studies. Also, you can get a copper IUD inserted within the same time period. It can act the same way to prevent pregnancy.

CALL YOUR DOCTOR OR CLINIC ASAP and ask about emergency contraception or IUD. You should probably also take a home pregnancy test, just in case conception occurred at the beginning of the month. Be careful about those herbs - they don't have to be FDA-approved or tested, so you never know what's really in them. Get the real morning after pill if that's what you're trying to do. OR you may be able to use your regular birth control pills as emergency contraceptive, depending on the brand. Here's how to do it:

http://www.storknet.com/cubbies/birthcontrol/emergencycontraception.htm#6

At Wed, 18 Jun 2003, Fira wrote: >
>ok...so...I have been on the pill for about a year, and this month I was
>switched to a new pill.

>I also got messed up on my pill schedule 2 days after(in the third week)
>the mostly protected sex, and ended up taking two pills on the last
>day(saturday).
>Now my period is 2 days late, and Im going crazy because I think Im
>pregnant, I've had one abortion already and don't want to go through it
>again. Also, I am currently taking some herb combinations that are
>supposed to cause an early abortion/menstrual jump start.
>My questions are should I really worry, is it possible for me to be
>pregnent? Or is it common to miss a period when you switch pills?

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