the pill & pregnancy tests

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Registered: 05-06-2006
the pill & pregnancy tests
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Thu, 05-18-2006 - 7:14pm

Hey there,

Just wondering if anyone knows if being on the pill will affect the results of a pregnancy test? I know that the pill, in a way, "tricks" your body into thinking it's pregnant, so I don't know if that will affect the results of a test.

Any thoughts?

Thanks!

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Registered: 12-30-2003
Thu, 05-18-2006 - 9:08pm

Hi again belmontblonde. Welcome back!


      Jill

    

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Registered: 03-19-2003
Fri, 05-19-2006 - 7:22am

The reason people say that the pill tricks your body into thinking that it is pregnant is because the pill provides a consistent dose of progestin that mimics the higher levels of progesterone produced during pregnancy.

Judie Cl for Birth Control 
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Registered: 05-08-2006
Fri, 05-19-2006 - 1:02pm
I do not know that answer. But I was wondering the same thing. Are you thinking that you are but the test says your not or do you think your not and it says you are? Let me know what you find out. you can email me at blondieangel_2003@yahoo.com thank you.