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Q: Help, What Do I Do??

asked by: Amanda4101 on June 1st, 2005

New User

I’ve been on birth control since I was 16 (now i'm 21). I never miss any pills and I take them at the same time everyday but i’ve gotten pregnant twice while taking the pills. I got pregnant the first time at 17 and didn’t realize until I was almost 4 months along. I was in a bad car wreck soon after and miscarried. After that the doctor switched my b/c, i’ve been on levlen for 2 ½ years (i was on othratricyclen before). I found out I was pregnant again last month and had an abortion. I don’t want to tell my doctor that I had an abortion, I went to another city to have it done. She’s been my doctor as well as my moms and sisters for a long time. My sister had an abortion about 6 years ago and the dr has been really short with her ever since. I haven’t told anyone about the abortion but I don’t know if I need to switch b/c pills again. I go to my doctor next month for my annual exam, will she be able to tell that I had an abortion?? Any suggestions, comments, or advice would be greatly appreciated.

Replies(7)

steen

replied on June 1st, 2005

Extremely eHealthy

For one, obviously the birth control pill doesn't work for you. That could be because you are taking some other medication or supplement that lowers its effectiveness. Or it could be because your hormonal or physiological form is somehow resistant to their effect. So you need to change contraception, likely including condoms or other barrier methods. But likely, you can never rely on just one method ever again.

05butterfly

replied on June 2nd, 2005

New User

I do think the doctor would know if you had an abortion. They always ask and they feel around. You may still be sensitive.

Amanda4101

replied on June 3rd, 2005

New User

Debating...

I still debating on whether or not to which doctors... And is the abortion something I should tell them about? I've always been against abortion but until your faced with the decision can you really say what you'd do. I've been on b/c cause I don't want to get pregnant right now. My boyfriend and I can't enjoy sex when he has a condom on cause he knows it's painfully for me. Is it possible that the hormone levels aren't high enough in the pills i've been taking before??

And... I haven't started my period since i've had the abortion, do I have to wait til I start to before I can start taking my b/c pills again?? I figure taking the pills I have now is than not using any protection at all, right??

Has anyone else got pregnant while on birth control??

wakkochic17

replied on June 3rd, 2005

Experienced User

Have you thought about an iud for birth control instead of the pill?

mandywib

replied on June 4th, 2005

New User

I know so many people that have had kids on b/c it is un real. Thats why I fully dont rely on it.

Amanda4101

replied on June 5th, 2005

New User

wakkochic17 wrote:

have you thought about an iud for birth control instead of the pill?

no, actually, I haven't. How does it work?? Any side effects??

mrssweet

replied on March 6th, 2006

New User

You Need to Change Your Doctor!!

If you have a doctor that you cannot be fully honest with about what you're going through you need to go see someone else!! First of all no doctor should ever make you feel bad for a decision that you have made. That is against their moral oath. Secondly your doctor cannot fully help you with your "pregnancy" issues when you can't tell her about them. If money is an issue you can go to planned parenthood for free or very little and they are usually in every us city. Unless you want to keep getting abortions which are bad for your body and could keep you from having children one day if that is what you want then you need to go see someone else. Don't worry about what your mom or your doctor thinks ulitmately you are the only person responsible for taking care of your body. Please seriously think about this. Abortion is not a form of birth control and there are alot of emotional and physical side effects that stay with you for years. Truse me, I know!!

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