Help-my period is late and....??

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Registered: 03-27-2003
Help-my period is late and....??
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Wed, 03-31-2004 - 1:06pm
i just stopped nursing my baby-10 months old-i'm on "encare" for birth control . my period is now 1 1/2 weeks late (or missed?) i took 2 home pregnancy tests and both were negative. my doc sent me for a blood test i should know tommorrow-i don't feel at all preg.and i'm surely not ready now-i have 3 kids-what else can cause a missed or late period??any advice would be great!

rivky 11/11/77
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Registered: 12-30-2003
Wed, 03-31-2004 - 3:23pm
Hi rivky, welcome!

We do sometimes miss periods. It just happens. Spermicide alone, in your case Encare Vaginal Contraceptive Inserts, isn’t as effective as if you were using condoms along with it. Unless you plan on going on hormonal contraceptives you might want to consider an IUD or diaphragm or cervical cap if you don’t want to use condoms. I hope you get the result you want from your test.

Good luck

      Jill