Any chance I am pregnant?

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Registered: 04-09-2007
Any chance I am pregnant?
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Mon, 04-09-2007 - 12:18am
Ok, this is my first time on here and I have a question that I really need help with. I am on birth control, Yasmin, and have been for about 3 years now. I have been on some type of bctrol since i was 15 and I am now 22. I found out I had polycystic ovaries about 3 years ago or so. Just a little background.
Since I have been on the Yasmin I have never been off on my periods, ever. Always the same time of the month every month. Well not this month. This month, the day I was suppose to start, all I got was some brown colored spotting. This went on for that day and I did nothing for the next 2. Then I started to spot bleeding. Very little. I spotted on and off for about 2 days, it wasnt very much at all. I took a preg test and it was neg. My breasts do seem to be tender on the underside and seem to be swollen. I have had some cramping in my stomache and lower back that seem to feel like mence cramps but not quite as bad and they go away faster. I have been in an extremely bad mood and very tired. Can someone please help me, I called my doc and she just said to wait till next month and see what happens then.....any ideas?? thanks for the help!
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Registered: 04-03-2007
Mon, 04-09-2007 - 9:07am
Wow. What an interesting situation. All I can really say is your doctor is probably right. I had a similar situation, although I wasn't taking birth control. But in January my spotting was quite the same, also the breast tenderness, etc. I took a test too and it was negative, but in February when I was expecting it to come, it didn't. And two days later when I took a test it came back positive. So now I am waiting until my ultrasound to really determine how far along I am. Best of luck to you.
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Registered: 02-24-2007
Mon, 04-09-2007 - 11:11am

The only way to know for sure is a pregnancy test :). Some women don't register a positive for many weeks after conception; it takes longer for their bodies to metabolize the hCG (pregnancy hormone).

I'm surprised your doc said to wait until the next month. If it makes you feel better, take a test as often as you feel comfortable until your next pack of pills runs out. You can also stop taking the pills now and see if you start bleeding. If you do not start within a few days, call your doc again.

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Registered: 04-09-2007
Mon, 04-09-2007 - 6:00pm
Thanks for both of your replies. I dont know what is going on with me. I just dont feel the same, i feel different all together. I have been having terrible headaches also since this started. My husband and I we going to start trying to conceive in August, but if I am pregnant now we will be thrilled. I just want to know what is going on.
I may go take another test to see what it says. I hate this worrying.
One more ? for you guys, if I am not pregnant...when should I stop taking my pills before I want to really start trying to have one in August?
Thanks so much!
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Registered: 06-12-2006
Mon, 04-09-2007 - 6:52pm

My doctor suggested I be off my pills for 3 months before we started trying. She also said to start my prenatals at the same time I went off the pill.

Good luck! :)

Andrea

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Registered: 05-25-2004
Mon, 04-09-2007 - 8:30pm
Just a side note -
I would stop taking the birth control pills until you know for sure that you are not pregnant. That is NOT something you want to take if you are preg. Why not try what that other poster suggested and see what happens if you stop taking them.
Good luck!
Cyndi

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Registered: 04-09-2007
Wed, 04-11-2007 - 9:50am
Well, I took another testlast night and it was negative too. So I dont know what is going on with me. I was acctually hoping I was!
Thanks for the replies
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Registered: 06-06-2001
Wed, 04-11-2007 - 1:50pm
Keep in mind that if you're early on in a pregnancy, it's best to test with first morning urine as it has the highest concentration of hcg in it.
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Registered: 04-13-2007
Fri, 04-13-2007 - 4:12pm
I was on yasmin and had the same symptoms as you with the brownish blood, my body was just off whack that month I wasnt pregnant..kind of disappointing when you get your hopes up but good luck in Aug!!