Patch & Being Protected!!!! ????

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Registered: 05-11-2004
Patch & Being Protected!!!! ????
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Tue, 08-17-2004 - 8:50am
okay..so it's Tuesday, on Sunday I switched to my 3rd patch week of my second month on the patch. So far just breat tenderness and mild nausea here and there...normal anyway. I love it cuz I dont have to worry..but I always gotta make sure its stickin' I get paranoid alot. Well, see me and my boyfriend last week finally took that step and he came in me...all the other times he was withdrawing as an added protection. Now what I'm confused about is...my friend told me she read that these girls were all on bc and still were pregnant for 3 months and had their periods and had no idea. I'm now officially scared!!! What if I get pregnant but continue having my period???? When can I take a pregnancy test...before I'm supposed to get my period? Afer my period ends? Does the test work even if I'm on BC? Well if anyone has had these questions and know some answers PLEASE SHARE!!!! Thanks.
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Registered: 12-30-2003
Tue, 08-17-2004 - 9:49am
Hi portugueseangel, welcome!

"What if I get pregnant but continue having my period????"

It is possible to be pg and have a period or two but very unlikely. If that does occur there will usually be something different about it, lighter, shorter etc.

"When can I take a pregnancy test...before I'm supposed to get my period? Afer my period ends?"

I'd wait at least 2 weeks after the event of concern. The earlier you test the more likely you are to get a false negative.

"Does the test work even if I'm on BC?"

Yes, a pregnancy kit tests for the hormone HCG, which is not affected or masked by hormonal contraceptives.

If you have been using your patch correctly it's very unlikely that you will get pregnant. After all the hormonal contraceptives are 98-99% effective. Try to stay calm, you should be fine!

Hugs,

      Jill