birth control while pregnant

mudpie · 07-07-2006, 08:39 AM

If you are pregnant (not knowing)and taking the birth control pill, would you still get your monthly?

dpressedone89 · 07-07-2006, 08:43 AM

im pretty sure that if your pregnant you wont get your monthly regardless if your on birthcontrol or not

nottoogreen · 07-07-2006, 08:45 AM

If you are pregnant, you will not get a period EXCEPT if it is an ectopic pregnancy, you may have a period.

Ectopic pregnancy can be caused by missing the bc pill even once.

My gf had this once, maybe twice and has a messed up ovary now

theantibarbie23 · 07-07-2006, 08:46 AM

If you are pregnant and are/were bleeding talk to your OBGYN and set up an appointment as you might be experiencing a miscarriage or having a threatened miscarriage, ethier way you need to be checked out.

RayKay · 07-07-2006, 09:15 AM

Well, it is "possible" because if the hormones from pregnancy have not built up enough yet, the sudden withdraw of hormones (in your placebo week) can still cause some bleeding. While if it's heavy bleeding, you will very possibly lose the pregnancy, some light spotting/bleeding does happen in some pregnancies even without being on the pill. As was mentioned, you may also sometimes get a "period" in ectopic pregnancies, and again this relates to the hormone levels.

However, if you are taking the pill properly, the chances of pregnancy are overall quite slim as it does prevent you from ovulating, and the reason you have those periods is to reassure you that you aren't pregnant really, so I sure would not be running out for pregnancy tests every placebo week!

Do you have any reason to suspect pregnancy.

mudpie · 07-08-2006, 04:38 PM

i havent had sex since may... 2 neg prego tests.

mudpie · 07-11-2006, 12:05 AM

i got my period

nottoogreen · 07-11-2006, 12:23 AM

Hi mudpie,

Well, let's hope it is a real period.

You had no sex since may, you delayed the June period?

My gf had missed a pill, delayed a period, and the left ovary started to swell and hurt. Was an ectopic pregnancy.

Do not wait, find out because ectopic pregnancy can damage ovary or fallopian tube and lead to future complications also wrt fertility.

I suggest you go to a gynecologist in a few days after the bleeding reduced and in any case no later than a week.

07-07-2006, 08:39 AM	#1
mudpie Offline Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Age: 27 Posts: 37	birth control while pregnant If you are pregnant (not knowing)and taking the birth control pill, would you still get your monthly?

07-07-2006, 08:43 AM	#2
dpressedone89 Offline Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: redwood city california Gender: Male Age: 20 Posts: 1,012	im pretty sure that if your pregnant you wont get your monthly regardless if your on birthcontrol or not __________________ ~as you read this your life is ending, second after second you are wasting your life.stop living in fear, your time is limited, do something, write a book, paint a picture, start a fight, do something. because this is all coming to an end~

07-07-2006, 08:46 AM	#4
theantibarbie23 Offline Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: USA Gender: Female Posts: 352	If you are pregnant and are/were bleeding talk to your OBGYN and set up an appointment as you might be experiencing a miscarriage or having a threatened miscarriage, ethier way you need to be checked out. __________________ Jealousy, that dragon which slays love under the pretence of keeping it alive. - Havelock Ellis He who trims himself to suit everyone will soon whittle himself away. - Raymond Hull Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. - Albert Einstein

07-07-2006, 09:15 AM	#5
RayKay Offline Platinum Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Middle of Canada Gender: Female Age: 30 Posts: 13,270	Well, it is "possible" because if the hormones from pregnancy have not built up enough yet, the sudden withdraw of hormones (in your placebo week) can still cause some bleeding. While if it's heavy bleeding, you will very possibly lose the pregnancy, some light spotting/bleeding does happen in some pregnancies even without being on the pill. As was mentioned, you may also sometimes get a "period" in ectopic pregnancies, and again this relates to the hormone levels. However, if you are taking the pill properly, the chances of pregnancy are overall quite slim as it does prevent you from ovulating, and the reason you have those periods is to reassure you that you aren't pregnant really, so I sure would not be running out for pregnancy tests every placebo week! Do you have any reason to suspect pregnancy. __________________ [FONT=Comic Sans MS][COLOR=darkolivegreen][B]<--- [COLOR=sienna]Carbun the Super-Bunny[/COLOR][/B][/COLOR][/FONT] [B][FONT=Comic Sans MS][COLOR=#556b2f][/COLOR][/FONT][/B] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][COLOR=darkolivegreen][B]At the end of the day, how you imprinted on someones life and heart is the only true mark any of us leave on this earth and is what we are most proud of... [/B][/COLOR][/FONT][I][SIZE=1]- My Biggest Hero and Mentor: My Mum.[/SIZE][/I] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][COLOR=orange][B]Il faut d'abord durer [/B][/COLOR][/FONT][I][SIZE=1]- Ernest Hemingway[/SIZE][/I]

07-07-2006, 08:45 AM	#3
nottoogreen Offline Join Date: May 2006 Gender: Male Posts: 2,530	If you are pregnant, you will not get a period EXCEPT if it is an ectopic pregnancy, you may have a period. Ectopic pregnancy can be caused by missing the bc pill even once. My gf had this once, maybe twice and has a messed up ovary now

07-08-2006, 04:38 PM	#6
mudpie Offline Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Age: 27 Posts: 37	i havent had sex since may... 2 neg prego tests.

07-11-2006, 12:05 AM	#7
mudpie Offline Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Age: 27 Posts: 37	i got my period

07-11-2006, 12:23 AM	#8
nottoogreen Offline Join Date: May 2006 Gender: Male Posts: 2,530	Hi mudpie, Well, let's hope it is a real period. You had no sex since may, you delayed the June period? My gf had missed a pill, delayed a period, and the left ovary started to swell and hurt. Was an ectopic pregnancy. Do not wait, find out because ectopic pregnancy can damage ovary or fallopian tube and lead to future complications also wrt fertility. I suggest you go to a gynecologist in a few days after the bleeding reduced and in any case no later than a week.