If pregnant, does birth control harm the baby? Posted: 12-28-06 15:31pm
My girlfriend thinks she may be pregnant.
She missed a few days of her birth
control, OrthoTryCyclin, and now (3 weeks
later) she is exhibiting symptoms of
pregnancy (morning sickness, etc). She has
been taking her birth control daily
since, and she doubled up the day she
realized she forgot. If she was pregnant,
would her taking a month of birth control
affect the baby and how?
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Pregnancy Answer A2060 Posted: 01-03-07 06:23am
Birth control pills would not harm the
baby if your girlfriend is pregnant.
Birth control pills are the most efficient
method for contraception if the pills are
taken regularly. If your girlfriend missed
any of the last 7 pills in the month,
there is no danger for an unwanted
pregnancy because these pills are actually
made of sugar, and not of hormones. If
however, your girlfriend missed any pills
from the pack, she has decreased the
pills’ efficiency significantly. Your
girlfriend can first take a home pregnancy
test to confirm or exclude pregnancy.
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