Pregnancy and the pill

iVillage Member
Registered: 09-10-2004
Pregnancy and the pill
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Sat, 09-11-2004 - 12:30am
Suppose you are on the pill...but you think you are pregnant...if you take a home pregnancy test, will it give a false reading because you are on the pill???
iVillage Member
Registered: 12-30-2003
Sat, 09-11-2004 - 8:27am
Hi ametner719, welcome!

The pregnancy hormone HCG which is what pregnancy kits test for will not be masked by hormonal contraceptives. If you have been taking your pills correctly they are very effective (98-99%) so you are probably quite safe. Thanks for posting. Let us know how you're doing, ok?

Take care,

      Jill

    

iVillage Member
Registered: 08-16-2004
Sat, 09-11-2004 - 1:03pm
I wanted to note too that you shouldn't stop taking your pills just because you think you're pregnant. They don't have any negative effects on babies and if you aren't pregnant, you'll be risking your protection to go off... Anyways, just my 2 cents!

Susan