Birth Control/tri-sprintec

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Expert: Bob Kambic - 9/11/2007


Question
I've been on tri--sprintec for about ten months now. i took like two of my first week pills up to three hours late this month. i haven't missed a pill recently. me and my boyfriend didn't use a condom and I've been feeling ackward and my breast are really growing. could i be pregnant?

Answer
Taking the pill is not a guarantee that you will not get pregnant. As many as 8 women out of 100 get pregnant each year taking the pill. If you miss your period, wait one week and then take a home pregnancy test exactly, exactly according to instructions.

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Bob Kambic

Expertise

Natural Family Planning, Periodic Abstinence, Rhythm, Catholic Church Method of Family Planning, Withdrawal, Condoms, Abstinence, Breast Feeding.

Experience

On the faculty of Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health for 22 years.

Publications
AJOBGYN, AJPH, Fertility and Sterility, Advances in Contraception, International Family Planning Perspectives, America, etc.

Education/Credentials
Duquesne University BA, University of Pittsburgh MSH, Johns Hopkins all but dissertation for PhD (ABD). Over 50 peer review articles on these topics, advisor to Planned Parenthood and to Vatican.

Past/Present Clients
Planned Parenthood, Family Planning Clinics, Womens' Reproductive Health Clinics, The Vatican, US Conference of Catholic Bishops, WHO, USAID, programs in Asia, Africa, Europe, South America, and the USA.

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