I take diane 35, and I have been taking
this for the past 4 years.
I am just curious, my boyfriend and I have
recently begun having un-protected sex.
Not often, just every once in a while. We
are in a monogamous relationship and I
have been tested for stds, I dont think he
has been tested but he's never had
symptoms of any bacterial infections, nor
does he appear to have hpv or herpes.
Anyways, I am concerned that I could
become pregnant. I am taking birth
control pills, but I am not consistant
with the time of day that I take them. In
fact I never take them at the same time
every day. Every once in a while I forget
to take a pill, and then double up the
next day.
We used the 'pull out method' but what do
you suppose my chances are of getting
pregnant. I probably shouldnt be worried,
but I am...
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Ingi
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Re: the Pill - Pregnancy Posted: 01-22-07 18:18pm
kitz
wrote:
i take diane 35, and I have
been taking this for the past 4 years.
I am just curious, my boyfriend and I have
recently begun having un-protected sex.
Not often, just every once in a while.
We are in a monogamous relationship and I
have been tested for stds, I dont think he
has been tested but he's never had
symptoms of any bacterial infections, nor
does he appear to have hpv or herpes.
Anyways, I am concerned that I could
become pregnant. I am taking birth
control pills, but I am not consistant
with the time of day that I take them.
In fact I never take them at the same time
every day. Every once in a while I
forget to take a pill, and then double up
the next day.
We used the 'pull out method' but what do
you suppose my chances are of getting
pregnant. I probably shouldnt be
worried, but I
am...
you need to be consistent with your birth
control. I would suggest putting your
pills by your toothbrush or on your alarm
clock, so you'll be sure to take them at
the same (or similar) time every single
day.
Hpv is not only warts, you know. Hpv can
also lead to cervical abnormalities and if
left untreated can progress into cervical
cancer. There is no 'site' test for
that.
Herpes will only be evident during break
out times - but can be passed to
unsuspecting partners even when there is
no break out of herpes lesions.
Aids is undetectable to the naked eye. As
are many other forms of sexually
transmitted diseases. A condom can be
backup for your birth control pills and it
can save your life.
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Llewellyn
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Joined: 21 Jan 2007 Posts: 1743 Location: NY
Posted: 01-22-07 18:46pm
As ingi said, you have to take your pill
every day at roughly the same time. Keep
in mind that it is a 24 hour pill, not a
"when you feel like it" pill. being even 12
hours late with your pill (not even one
full day!) can increase your chance of
getting pregnant. Stuff like that really
needs to be done right or not at all. If
you having that much trouble remembering
to take the pill, try some sort of
schedule or alarm clock as ingi suggested.
If that does not work, you could either
always use condoms or talk to your doctor
about other options that you don't have to
worry about every day.
As for the std part, I am going to echo
ingi again. Not all stds have symptoms,
so the fact that boyfriend does not show
signs of any, sadly means diddly.
Hiv/aids, the most deadly of the stds,
often gives the infected person no
symptoms at all. There are other stds
with no symptoms too. Some of them, if
left untreated, can cause other problems.
being even 12
hours late with your pill (not even one
full day!) can increase your chance of
getting pregnant. Stuff like that really
needs to be done right or not at all. If
you having that much trouble remembering
to take the pill, try some sort of
schedule or alarm clock as ingi suggested.
If that does not work, you could either
always use condoms or talk to your doctor
about other options that you don't have to
worry about every day.
