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| Made a BooBoo... Can you help? | 5/22/2006 | Drea Jean H. |
Q: I have beed really sick they past few weeks due to a terrible head cold. (I'm positive I'm not ...
A: You can start earlier, but remember, for the best protection start your second pack WITHIN the first ...
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| I am just worried that's all. | 5/22/2006 | Drea Jean H. |
Q: well I will first start off with a little history on my period. I have gotten my period about 4 to 5 ...
A: I am going to answer your questions, and give you some information on how the pill works, so you'll ...
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| Re-Starting The Pill | 5/21/2006 | Drea Jean H. |
Q: Within the last month or two, I stopped using the pill because I was on it as medication for my ...
A: The pill should jump start your period. So you should have one during the sugar pills in this pack. ...
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| Took birth control wrong day | 5/20/2006 | Drea Jean H. |
Q: I recently just got on orth tri Lo. However, i think I misunderstood my doctor. I started the first ...
A: You have two options. You can start a brand new pack today, that would keep you on schedule for ...
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| My girlfriend doesn't have her period yet | 5/20/2006 | Drea Jean H. |
Q: First of all my name is Tony. And im kind of worried about something. Look my girlfriend is taking ...
A: Sometimes women will miss a period while on the pill, and it won't mean anything. The pill can do ...
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| no sex for me! | 5/19/2006 | Drea Jean H. |
Q: hey there, it seems from responces that have gotten that you are trained to answer this question :) ...
A: You can do that, but let me clue you in on a problem women sometimes have when they do this. Once ...
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| missed period | 5/19/2006 | Drea Jean H. |
Q: I been on the birth control pills (ovcon 35) for a year. Due to painfull periods. I never miss a ...
A: Taking the tests when you did usually gives accurate readings, so I'm inclined to say you are ...
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| Why do you get your period if you are on birth control? | 5/19/2006 | Drea Jean H. |
Q: I read that the pill contains hormones that "inhibit" ovulation. What does this mean--do we not ...
A: Your body does many diffrent things in a month. The two main functions are ovulation and building up ...
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| can medication stop the efacit of birth control? | 5/18/2006 | Drea Jean H. |
Q: i'm on these acne pills && i've heard that they can stop both of them from working like they cancel ...
A: Some medications can make pills less effective, so what you need to do is go to the Dr., or clinic ...
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| Switching Pills | 5/18/2006 | Drea Jean H. |
Q: I recently switched my birthcontrol pills to a lower hormone pill (cesia). Since I have switched I ...
A: If you can rule out that you may have eaten something that made you sick, or that it may be a virus, ...
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| missed birth control | 5/18/2006 | Drea Jean H. |
Q: I am on my 3rd month of taking birth control. I have been pretty good at remembering to take the ...
A: C., Your protected. Taking pills within a few hours is fine, and will not up your risk. For most ...
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| When Birth Control Pill is Effective | 5/18/2006 | Drea Jean H. |
Q: I just started taking Ortho Tri-cyclen Lo on April 30th using the sunday start method. During the ...
A: More women become pregnant their first month on the pill than anyother, because they forget more ...
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| No periods after pill | 5/17/2006 | Drea Jean H. |
Q: I have been off the pill for a little over a year after being on it for clost to 10 years. I got my ...
A: The medical community and pill manufacturers will often tell you that birth control will cause no ...
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| off birth control | 5/17/2006 | Drea Jean H. |
Q: I have been on birth control for 6 years.I was on yasmin for about 3 years. My blood pressure got ...
A: Yes, what you are going through is a likley side effect of stopping the pill. Your body was ...
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| Birth control | 5/17/2006 | Drea Jean H. |
Q: I've been taking my birth control for 8 months now and its working how it suppost to be working, But ...
A: Birth control works in 3 ways: 1) It stops ovulation. Every month your body releases a egg from the ...
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| Birth control recommendation | 5/17/2006 | Drea Jean H. |
Q: I have been using the pill to help regulate my cycles, and I feel that it works. However, I would ...
A: Weight gain is a common possible side effect of ANY pill out there. And many pill makers have done ...
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| one day early | 5/17/2006 | Drea Jean H. |
Q: I'm currently taking Ortho-tricyclen lo pills. I have been on them since last July and have never ...
A: Your pregnancy risk isn't increased by the day early pills, so no worry there. Keep taking them on ...
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| the depo shot | 5/16/2006 | Brigid Kowalczyk |
Q: On april 18th I got the depo shot. I have had it once before almost two years ago, when I was on it ...
A: The depo shot causes serious changes in your body. No periods or excessive bleeding are both ...
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| My husband is convinced that hormonal BC is BAD for me | 5/16/2006 | Drea Jean H. |
Q: I've been on various pills for about 4 years now. Within that time period (a year ago) I was ...
A: Birth Control pills are safer now than they used to be. But, as with anything, there is always a ...
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| birth control/ovulation | 5/16/2006 | Drea Jean H. |
Q: I usually get my period on the Tues or Wed of the week I am taking the sugar pills. So then I start ...
A: Yes, missing pills can cause you to ovulate. And that can happen at anytime. Even if you miss your ...
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| Orthotryclen lo | 5/16/2006 | Drea Jean H. |
Q: I started on ortho tryclen lo 3 months ago. My periods since then have been very random & lengthy ...
A: You are new to the pill, and all of these things are very common within the first few months. Your ...
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| Mircette pills | 5/15/2006 | Drea Jean H. |
Q: I started to take Mircette 3 weeks ago for the first time. Today, I took my second sugar pill. ...
A: More women become pregnant in the first month on the pill than anytime, because they are new to it, ...
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| missed pills | 5/14/2006 | Drea Jean H. |
Q: I have been taking Ortho Tri-Cyclen regularly for 8 years and I have never been pregnant. I take the ...
A: Missing a pill is fine. It does not increase your pregnancy risk as long as it is made up. It is ...
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| emergency contraception | 5/14/2006 | Drea Jean H. |
Q: I'm a writer for a local paper here and am trying to collect information about emergency ...
A: Here is my follow up. Wikipedia is an EXCELLENT source of info. I have used them MANY times, and ...
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| Birth control and getting pregnant | 5/13/2006 | Drea Jean H. |
Q: I was on birth control for about six months then I had a period for about a month. Well i had sex a ...
A: Theres always a small risk, but since you were expierincing bleeding during that time its probably ...
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| Missed Period | 5/12/2006 | Drea Jean H. |
Q: I've been taking the pill since i was 17...I'm 21 now. I am on yasmine, and usually my period comes ...
A: It's not unusual to miss a period. Plus you have been on them for a while now, maybe you just had an ...
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| birth control/pregnancy | 5/12/2006 | Drea Jean H. |
Q: should i stop taking the pill if a pregnancy is suspected?
A: If you suspect it, you can keep taking the pill until you confirm it. Birth Control taken within the ...
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| Missed first active pill | 5/12/2006 | Drea Jean H. |
Q: I have been taking Ortho-Tricyclen Lo for 18 months and had not missed a Pill. I am a first day ...
A: This has happened to me too. You should be fine this month, but use a back up for the 7 days ...
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| Depo | 5/11/2006 | Drea Jean H. |
Q: I have yet to have a period. My partner and I would like to have a baby, but wonder if i will ever ...
A: It is often harder for women to start having regular menstraul cycles, and get pregnant after being ...
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| Birth Control | 5/11/2006 | Drea Jean H. |
Q: I started the pill 5 or 6 days after my last period. 10 days later i had unprotected sex but i have ...
A: Its a possibility, although a small one. If you took your pills like directed, started them when ...
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| the pill and spotting | 5/11/2006 | Drea Jean H. |
Q: I am taking a low hormone birth control pill (20 mcg) and i just finished the first pack. I didn't ...
A: Spotting and break through bleeding are diffrent things. Break through bleeding often mimics a real ...
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| Birth Control effectiveness | 5/11/2006 | Drea Jean H. |
Q: My boyfriend and I have sex often. I take my birth control pill every day at the same time...I have ...
A: Yes you are certainly protected. Less than 1 out of every 100 women on the pill will become ...
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| Depo Shot | 5/11/2006 | Drea Jean H. |
Q: I have bee taking the depo shot for about 4 years and just recently went off last month in fear of ...
A: It takes longer for your body to start back to normal from the shot than it does from pills. And ...
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| Birth Control | 5/11/2006 | Drea Jean H. |
Q: I have been using the pill for about 4 years. There was an issue with my pharmacy and I was unable ...
A: It is very likley the delay in your period is due to the fact you were off the pills for a month. ...
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| Birth control and herbs | 5/10/2006 | Drea Jean H. |
Q: sometimes feeling a combination of apathy and mild depression. Also, since we got our dog almost a ...
A: I don't know all the diffrent medications that can interfer with pills, but herbs and natural ...
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| starting birth control pills | 5/10/2006 | Drea Jean H. |
Q: My daughter just recently went to the gyn for the first time. she is going to start her first dose ...
A: For them to be effective, she would need to wait until her period finally does start. If she starts ...
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| missing pills | 5/10/2006 | Drea Jean H. |
Q: Hey, I started on BC in November of 2005 and my boyfriend left to go to bootcamp in March, so I ...
A: Start them back up just like you were taking them for the first time again. Day 1 start: Take your ...
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| delaying period through oral contreceptives | 5/10/2006 | Drea Jean H. |
Q: I am getting married at the end of August and I am due to get my period right when my honeymoon ...
A: You've got a few months to try to change your cycle, so you have picked a good time, and may be able ...
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| changing to a lower dose pill | 5/9/2006 | Drea Jean H. |
Q: I recently changed from ortho tri cyclin to a lower dosed pill called Cesia. I would normally ask ...
A: Spotting is normal, and the color is not unusual. If it lasts more than 6 days, you should follow up ...
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| possible pregnancy | 5/9/2006 | Drea Jean H. |
Q: I've been taking birth control for almost two years now and I'm usually pretty regular with them. I ...
A: Its okay to take your pills a few hours late, it won't up your pregnancy risk. Its also okay to miss ...
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