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An off the wall Question
| Tue, 11-09-2004 - 11:19pm |
My roommate and I were talking about birth control earlier today and a wierd thought came up.
If you are not currently on birth control and become pregnant, and then start taking birth control, not knowing that you are already pregnant, what happens? Can your baby die?
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However, if you are pregnant or become pregnant while on birth control, it`s generally not considered to really hurt the baby. I`m sure that there have been some instances of birth defects related with early-pregnancy hormonal contraception use, but I think that those are pretty rare. Of course, it`s a must that you stop taking the hormones as soon as you find out that you are pregnant. I know that Depo-Provera has been linked to some genital malformations when administered during pregnancy or if the method fails; that`s generally attributed to the strong progestin in the shot. However, I think that for other, comparably "low" hormonal methods when compared to Depo, won`t usually harm the baby.
I've never had a pregnancy test, but you are supposed to confirm a lack of pregnancy with a period before you start the pill anyway, and that should take care of that worry. ;)
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