Ovulated on the pill

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Registered: 08-03-2003
Ovulated on the pill
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Sun, 08-03-2003 - 11:47am
I used to have a very painful and irregular menstrual cycle, but have been on the pill for about 6 years and of course now have a 28 day schedule and very light almost pain free periods. I am pretty good about remembering to take the pill,

I'm pretty sure I ovulated on the last day of pills, July 18 (one day before I started placebo pills), which was 4 days before I would get my period, July 21. When my "period" came it about half a day early (it has been like clockwork, even with exact time, since I've been on the pill). Also, it was VERY light; it only lasted about a day and a half. The whole thing probably would have only filled about a 1/5 of a tampon, if that.

For about a week now I have felt a little queazy and think I'm peeing more, but am not experiencing breast tenderness.

I did have sex during this time. And right now I can't remember if I was late taking a pill during the week before all this. Though I'm sure if I did I was not more than 1 day late and according to the "directions" only needed it when I remembered and then take the next at normal time. Is it possible that I could be pregnant?

Thanks for you help :-)

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Registered: 05-31-2003
Sun, 08-03-2003 - 5:50pm


Anything is possible, but i would say your chances are fairly slim, especially because you remember to take your pills everyday, and that fact that you've been taking them for six years. Have you been traveling recently, or taking an new meds?

You should probably take an HPT to know for sure. good luck

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Registered: 08-03-2003
Sun, 08-03-2003 - 6:09pm
Actually I had travelled to Texas (by plane, just one time zone away) a day or two before I think I ovulated. Does that affect periods and such? How? I have been traveling a lot lately. I also went to Texas and to California (3 timezns away) in June. I don't know if that matters or not. I suppose the time difference could cause problems, but I wouldn't think so with it just being a few hours difference. I am taking a med that could possibly interact with the pills, but I wasn't told it did. I can find out. I know if I was taking antibiotics that that could cause the pills not to work correctly and I could ovulate. Since I just had a so-called period just about 2 weeks ago, and wouldn't get the next for another 2 weeks, do you think I would still need to wait to do a hpt? Technically, if I had gotten pregnant, I'd be about 2 weeks gestation right (from July 19)? Would that show positive on a hpt now?

Thanks again

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Registered: 05-31-2003
Mon, 08-04-2003 - 12:42am


i'm not sure why, but traveling can affect your cycle. I had a friend who traveled quite a bit for a semester in college, and she didn't get her period that whole time. i think a lot of it might be the stress of traveling, etc.

Regarding the test time-frame, if you'd be 14 days past your O date, an HPT should give you an accurate result. i'd go take a test just to be sure (and ease your mind a bit). if it's ----, and you don't get AF next month, i'd consult your doctor.

Good luck--let us know how things turn out!

holly

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Registered: 08-03-2003
Tue, 08-05-2003 - 9:23am
Well, I took a hpt this morning and it was negative. If AF does not come again this next month I will go see my doctor, because that's not normal for me. I still do think I ovulated a few weeks ago, which kind of upsets me. I know that BCP have a few ways of working including keeping you from ovulating, changing the texture of CM so it's hard from sperm to travel, and making it difficult for fertilized eggs to implant. The last part is the one I don't like.

Anyway, I'm not going to stress about it, but I really do hope that's not what happened. Although unplanned, if the egg was fertilized I wouldn't want it to die.

Thanks for your help, and the info about traveling. I'll keep that in mind. :-)