My younger sister went to the local health
dept at the end of march to be put on the
pill. They done all the standard pap,
blood work, urine test. Put her on the
pill. She even went back in july for the
rest of her pills (at that time they didnt
do any test) everything was app fine she
never missed her period nor had any other
syptoms. Than sat aug 5 while standing
in the shower she last a 26 week baby
girl. What I want to know is shouldnt
they have know she was preg when they done
the pap and stuff in march since by our
calculations she would have been 6-7 weeks
along. If so did them giving her the
baby cause her and the baby future
problem. And are the pills what prob
cause the baby to die. Please help she
needs some answers :cry:
|
chrissy721
Active User, Really EHEALTHy
Joined: 21 Jul 2005 Posts: 793 Location: Somewhere out there
Thanks: 0
Thanked:0
Posted: 08-08-06 08:02am
As far as I know, when you go in to get
the "pill" they ask you if there's a
chance you could be pregnant. If she had
unprotected sex, then she should have said
yes, so they could have tested her before
putting her on the pill. I don't think
they can tell you are pregnant by a normal
pap other than sometimes your cervix turns
a little purplish. The doctor also would
have asked her if her periods were normal,
and by that time she would have missed a
period, so she should have told them that
too if by your calculations she would have
been 6 - 7 weeks. The pill hasn't been
known to cause miscarriages, and most of
the time they go unexplained.
Sometimes these things happen and we can't
understand why.
|
Emma2
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 09 May 2006 Posts: 4403 Location: Montreal, Canada
Thanks: 0
Thanked:0
Posted: 08-08-06 08:13am
A "urine pregnancy test" was taken at 6
weeks?"sometimes hcg goes undiscovered
with urine test and a pap does not
indicate pregnancy , only abnormal cells.
The pill has not shown to cause harm to a
growing fetus , nor miscarriage or any
developmental issues. As long as she is
off them now all is fine.
|
Ingi
Supporter
Joined: 09 Mar 2006 Posts: 7814 Location: Grinning like a Cheshire Cat,
Thanks: 5
Thanked:3
Posted: 08-08-06 08:45am
She was having her 'period' this whole
time? It concerns me that she didn't seek
medical attention for any symptoms she may
have been having.
Generally, a first labor is harder and
longer than getting into the shower and
'delivering' a baby while standing there.
I've miscarried at 20 weeks and it can be
a long 'labor'.
These are all questions that she should
ask her doctor. There should have been an
autopsy on the baby to find out the
'cause' or the reason for the miscarriage.
When you start the birth control pills,
you usually start the .Sunday after your
period starts. If that was the case, she
should have had a period so she could
start the pill and she would not have
known she was pregnant - nor would the
clinic she got the pills from.
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 eHealthForum 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 eHealthForum and its principals will accept no liabilities or responsibilities for the statements made.
Schizophreniahealth
This page was last updated on April 1, 2008
