Pregnancy and Irregular Periods caused by the Patch Posted: 01-31-06 16:59pm
HI for five months I was on ortho evra
(the patch) in the end of november I got
off it. My husband and I are traying to
get pregnant but ever since I got off the
patch I have had a regular period every
week even starting on the same days they
last about 3 or 4 days. now all of the
suden I am three weeks late for my weekly
period and I have very tender breasts
nausia and have been having little cramps
for about 4 days. I took a pregnancy test
it was nagetive but I dont think i waited
long enough. could i be pregnant?
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Early Pregnancy Signs and Symptoms Answer A339 Posted: 02-20-06 18:14pm
Taking a pregnancy test after the date of
an expected period is a fairly certain
method for confirming pregnancy. The
results of such a test are valid. If your
pregnancy test was negative, you are not
pregnant. You are not, however, telling me
enough information about your menstrual
cycles before you started taking “ortho
evra”. Nonetheless, it seems that the
regular weekly vaginal bleedings were not
real periods but false menstruations. In
your case, a late “period” could be a
sign of cycle normalization. You will need
to visit a gynecologist for an ultrasound
examination of the ovaries and the uterus.
You can also request hormonal analyses.
It is very important to see if you have
ovulation or not.
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