Pregnant but on birthcontrol?

iVillage Member
Registered: 10-19-2003
Pregnant but on birthcontrol?
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Sun, 10-19-2003 - 11:44am
Hi



I am wondering if it is possible to get pregnant while being on birthcontrol. I have been having some symptoms, food cravings, cramps, tired all of the time, crying. I am on lo-overal birthcontrol pills;have been taking them for 3 months now. I am wondering if I could be pregnant and would a pregnancy test show the right results being on the pill? Or could these symptoms be because of the birthcontrol.


Thanks

iVillage Member
Registered: 07-16-2003
Sun, 10-19-2003 - 12:16pm
the symptomst could be because of the birth control, but you could also be pregnant. the pill is supposed to be 99.9% effective if taken perfectly...but if you've been on other meds, missed pills, or are overweight (yeah, i just found that out...i wish my doctor would have told me that), it can be less effective. even if it has been taken perfectly, there's still a tiny chance that you could get pregnant. the pill isn't supposed to interfere with the accuracy of hpts, but if you take one and get a negative and still feel like you're pregnant, see your doctor anyway. some women don't get positives until well into their pregnacies. (i know a woman with 3 boys that never saw a positive hpt!) the doctor can do a blood test or exam to see if you're pregnant, and if you aren't, he/she may want to switch you to a different pill that would hopefully not have as bad of side effects for you. good luck!

*anna~rae*

iVillage Member
Registered: 10-21-2003
Tue, 10-21-2003 - 9:24pm
I was wondering if you could still be pregnat on the BC Pill and still have your period. I heard that the periods that you have on the pill are not real ones and that the pill makes you have one. But could you be while on the pill and still have a period? I was just wondering if that has happened before.
iVillage Member
Registered: 10-21-2003
Tue, 10-21-2003 - 9:31pm
Yes, it is possible to get pregnant on the pill. I have been on the pill for over a year and I just found out I am 6 weeks pregnant. I took the pill religiously the same time every morning and it still failed. I guess the pill really is only 98% effective.
iVillage Member
Registered: 10-21-2003
Tue, 10-21-2003 - 9:58pm
I am going through the same experience. I would love to hear the answer to your question. Does anyone have any info. on this topic?