Joined: 12 Oct 2004 Posts: 4 Location: Elyria, Ohio
Expired Birth Control...chances of Pregnancy? Posted: 10-12-04 04:37am
I am 19- I have been on birth control for
over 2 years now. My medical insurance
ended about 6 months ago and I cannot
afford it. I was supplied by my gyno with
about 12 months worth of free birth
control sample packets, this was about a
year ago. I have never been able to pay
for my birth control so I had went to my
gyno while I had insurance to get free
sample packets. These packets were to
expire may 2004(roughly 5 months ago) and
I am on the last one now. How effective
are these packets that are expired? I am
getting married next september and have
un-protected sex. I had an apendectimy
when I was 12 and my appendix ruptured and
might have caused scaring to my
reproductive organs, and have also had
chlamydia about 2 years ago and might have
gone untreated for a while before then.
What are my chances if becoming
pregnant?
is
there anywhere I can get free birth
control with a very low income?
what
are my chances of becoming pregnant now
while on expired birth control having
other internal reproductive problems?
There is alaways a chance to become
pregnant. All it takes is one little
sperm to make it where it needs to go. As
with any expired medication the
effectiveness will become less the older
it gets, thats why there is a date. I
know in canada we have planned parenthood,
this is where you can get bc at cost. You
should try to find something in your area
that can help you.
|
juniper
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 01 Oct 2004 Posts: 65 Location: Southern California
Posted: 10-12-04 13:08pm
Expired pills might not work. Continue
taking them but use backup protection
until you can get to a clinic and get some
fresh pills.
Don't rely on any hopes that you might be
sterile from previous operations and stds.
I thought that I probably was from a
uterine infection when I was 17 and when I
finally had my hysterectomy two months
ago, the pathology report said there would
have been no trouble at all with me
conceiving.
if you are sexually active you should also
have a yearly pelvic exam and pap. I know
even the low cost clinics can be
expensive, but you're worth it, this is
your life you're talking about and your
future.
Take care.
|
fmaziarz
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 12 Oct 2004 Posts: 4 Location: Elyria, Ohio
Sterile... Posted: 10-12-04 20:10pm
Well if I get pregnant it happens, I want
kids but not necessasarily right this
minute. But if it happens I am with open
arms. I just wonder some times that if I
can conceive. I would be terribly
depressed if I couldn't have kids. I will
see what is around here for me as for free
birth control wise, I really cannot afford
it at all. I have to pay about $100 a
week to a relative to pay off my car so I
can have a way to get to work and I only
make about $180.00 a week and have several
other bills and I have to eat. I honestly
would love to go back to college but
everything costs money.
The site is not a replacement for professional medical opinion, examination, diagnosis or treatment. Always seek the advice of your medical doctor or other qualified health professional before starting any new treatment or making any changes to existing treatment. Do not delay seeking or disregard medical advice based on information written by any author on this site. No health questions and information on eHealth Forum is regulated or evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration and therefore the information should not be used to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease without the supervision of a medical doctor. Posts made to these forums express the views and opinions of the author, and not the administrators, moderators, or editorial staff and hence eHealth Forum and its principals will accept no liabilities or responsibilities for the statements made.
Schizophreniahealth
This page was last updated on June 11, 2008
is
there anywhere I can get free birth
control with a very low income?
