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I started Birth Contol in Nov. and I had my period normal in Dec but I am now 3 wks late. I have taken home test it said negitive but my body fells really off and no symtoms i usually have when I am going to start what are my chances of being pregant should I see a dr?

If you have been taking your birth control pills correctly & consistently, then pregnancy is unlikely. Additionally, if your pregnancy test is negative, it is unlikely you are pregnant. It can take up to 3 months or longer for you body to become adjusted to taking the pill. During this adjustment time, your period may come early, late, or sometimes, not at all. You may also experience some mild side effects from starting the pill. Common complaints are breast tenderness, nausea, and tiredness. These usually resolve after 3 months. Continue taking your pills every day as directed. Your period should return on a regular basis by your 3rd  or 4th pack of pills.

If you continue to not have bleeding during your placebo (sugar) pills, notify your doctor. You may need a change your type of birth control pill.

About 2 weeks ago I had a yeast infection. I went to the doctor and was given an antibiotic. I was supposed to get my period last Saturday the 14th and I still have not received it. I am also on birth control, I already finished my first pack and have not missed a single pill. I am continuing to take the pills but I am unsure of why I have not received my period. What could be the cause?

If you had a yeast infection, you should have taken an anti-fungal medication. Diflucan (Fluconazole) is the one time, one dose pill most commonly used for yeast infections. If you had a bacterial infection, like bacterial vaginosis, then antibiotics are used for treatment.

Many antibiotics will decrease the effectiveness of birth control pills. It is recommend that you use a back-up method of birth control (like abstinence or condoms) for the time you’re on the antibiotic and for at least 7 days after you finish the medication. There is no evidence that anti-fungal medications interfere with birth control pills’ effectiveness.

If you took an anti-fungal, and you have been taking your pills correctly & consistently, then pregnancy is unlikely. It can take your body as long as 3 months to become adjusted to being on the pill. During this adjustment time, periods may come early, late or sometimes, not at all. Continue taking your pills as directed. Your period should become regular by your 3rd pack of pills.

If you need peace of mind now, do a home pregnancy test. If it…

iv been on birth control for more than 9 months. i stoped taking it for two months like two months ago. but i started again two months ago.iv been taking it regularly now .me and my boyfriend.had.unprotected sex for 3 minutes. last month my period was just red spots. this month the same thing. except last month i didnt have.sex so my period was.just unnormal but this month i had unprotected sex for 3 min on the pill but there interuptions few montha ago with the pill.and.i just started again two months ago. could i be.pregnent or is my period just being weird. also my boobs.hurt and my stomac.

Whenever you restart the pill, you can expect some side effects for the first few months until your body gets used to the new hormone levels again. These side effects include menstrual irregularities (bleeding or spotting in between periods, decreased bleeding, periods of shorter duration, a missed period), breast tenderness or soreness, nausea, fatigue, moodiness, etc). You may simply be experiencing these side effects.

 The pill becomes effective after you take a full week of pills, and remains effective as long as you are taking your pills on time. If you had sexual intercourse during the first week after you restarted the pills, you were not protected. Also, when you miss a pill, the risk of pregnancy increases. When used perfectly, the pill is 99% effective. Therefore, even if you have been taking your pills perfectly, you can still become pregnant. However, if you had sex during your first week of hormone pills or if you have missed pills, your risk is a bit higher.

 The only way to know for sure if you are pregnant is to take a pregnancy test. If you live near one…

If you have unprotected sex with someone for merely a minute and pull out and you don’t ejaculate, and then 3 months later this girl has sex with another guy and she misses her period, is there any chance I could be the father? Or would she have missed her period earlier than 3 months if it was me?

Anytime you have unprotected intercourse, there is the risk of pregnancy. Even if you didn’t ejaculate inside, you may have leaked some pre-ejaculatory fluid into this woman’s vagina. Pre-ejaculatory fluid (precum) may contain sperm, which could result in pregnancy.

If you had unprotected intercourse and the woman did have two normal periods after that, then she did not get pregnant from that incident. This is assuming that you did not have any further unprotected intercourse with this person. The majority of women miss their next period and continue to not have periods until the pregnancy is terminated by either abortion or delivery. While abnormal spotting can occur in early pregnancy, it is not common, and does not occur on a regular basis.

If paternity of this pregnancy needs to be established, for either personal or legal reasons, you may want to consider a paternity test in the future.

Me and my boyfriend was on the treatment for chlaymdia (4tablets one dosage) we had sex on the 6th day of treatment, I’m not sure if we are infected, I am noticing symptoms again?

If you both were treated at the same time, and have not had sex with anyone else, you do not have to worry about reinfection. If you are noticing some abnormal dischage, you may have a vaginal infection. Vaginal infections like bacterial vaginosis and yeast are common after antibiotic therapy. These infections are not sexually transmitted and occur when the normal vaginal pH becomes imbalanced.

The only way for you and your partner to know if the chlamydia is cured is to be retested. You will want to wait at least 6-8 weeks to be retested.

If you continue to have abnormal vaginal discharge, you may want to schedule an appointment for an infection check. Family Planning Clinics offer free STD screenings. Vaginal infection checks are offered at little to no cost, depending on household size & income.

My doctor told me that ive been infected with hpv.. Im not so sure what that is.. Can it hurt me?

HPV stands for the human papilloma virus. There are two main types of HPV: low-risk types and high-risk types. The majority of people who get HPV have no signs or symptoms and clear the virus on their own without any ill effects. This may be true for you too.

However, some people with low-risk types of HPV can get genital warts.  If your doctor informed you of your HPV infection after he found warts during an examination, then you have a low-risk type. Warts are treatable but they can recur. When warts are present, be sure to abstain from all sexual contact as they are highly contagious.

If you are female, your doctor may have performed an HPV Digene test and informed you of your HPV infection when he or she received the results of the test. In that case, you have a high-risk type of HPV. It is extremely important for you to have regular pap tests. If you have an abnormal pap, do not ignore it. Talk with your doctor about his or her recommendations regarding proper follow-up. 

HPV is extremely common. Over 50% of all people…

I took Friday and Saturdays BC on Friday and on Sunday i got my period. That was over a week and a half ago. its been heavy the whole time. Is there something wrong? Or is this something that happens?

When you miss or are late with 2 or more pills, irregular bleeding is very common. Your bleeding may be persistent until your body again becomes regulated to being on the pills. Continue to take your birth control pills. Try to take them correctly and consistently. Your bleeding should subside and your cycle return to normal within a month or two. Keep in mind that taking your pills incorrectly can decrease their effectiveness, increasing the possibility of pregnancy. You may want to use abstinence or condoms as a back up method of birth control for the rest of this pill pack.

If I had sex in the first seven days of my Camrese but was previously on ortho tri, and he pulled long before eject. should I be worried? its my first Camrese pack and there hasnt been spotting..

As long as there was no lapse in taking a pill on a daily basis, then the risk of pregnancy is unlikely. So, if you finished the cycle of Tricyclen, had a period, then started the Camrese on schedule, you should be okay.

im on depo and my period was a week and three day during that third day i did have sex and the next day i didnt have my period and then it came back the next day and after that day i didnt have one ever since, would it be possible if im pregnant??

The DepoProvera shot is effective within 24 hours. It is effective for up to 13 weeks. If you had intercourse AFTER you received your Depo shot, then you are protected and pregnancy is very unlikely. Irregular bleeding and spotting can be common while on Depo, especially during the first year. After several injections, you should have little to no bleeding.

me and my boyfriend just had unprotected sex last night and I am on a regular birth control pill, I have been for about a year now. But, I am currently taking a temporary antibiotic and steroid for an ear infection I got, which I was told can weaken your birth control pill’s effectiveness. So just for safety, I got Plan B this morning and took it. What are my chances that I am pregnant?

Taking Plan B was a good choice. It can help prevent pregnancy in this type of situation, so the risk of pregnancy is probably very low. Continue taking your regular birth control pills as scheduled. You may experience some irregular spotting or bleeding during this month. Your period may come a little earlier or later than usual. If your next period is more than 1 week late, do a pregnancy test, either at home or in a clinic. Your period should return to normal within then next month or two.