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Registered: 10-05-2004
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Thu, 11-18-2004 - 5:21pm
hello
ok well i have a question i go to school for MA(Medical Assistant) and we practice on each other giving injections & taking blood.I was wondering will that make my BCP less effective? im just curious
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Registered: 09-14-2004
In reply to: cherrygirl123
Thu, 11-18-2004 - 5:35pm

hmmm...good question.

I know that you can donate blood if you are using a hormonal contraceptive. Everywhere I looked did not mention a decrease in effectiveness because of this. I think that you should be okay - after all, you all are not removing huge quantities of blood repeatedly. If you are on a birth control pill, the synthetic hormones are replenished daily and you`re certainly not having blood taken every day. For a more exact answer, though, I`d ask your doctor, although I don`t think it should affect it.

As for giving injections, as long as they`re not pumping antibiotics into you or something, you should be good. :) Just saline shouldn`t bother your birth control.

If anyone else has something to add, feel free! This is actually a pretty interesting question.

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Registered: 03-19-2003
In reply to: cherrygirl123
Fri, 11-19-2004 - 7:50am

I wouldn't suspect so...women who are having breakthrough bleeding don't experience a loss of effectiveness due to blood loss, and you're not concerned when you go to the doctor for blood tests, right? I know I've given up plenty of blood that way... And you can donate blood without any problems....

I'd wager that as long as you're not losing more than a safe amount of blood (like a pint) that it's probably all right, and, as Lena mentioned, you do take a pill every day so any fluctuation would be made up for the following day.

It is an interesting question!

Judie
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