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Q: Very Concerned?

asked by: bittertongue on August 24th, 2006

New User

Okay so at this point i'm not exactly concerned about being pregnant as I
am on birth control, and I do have a week and a half before my expected
period. Although I had been taking anitbiotics a week ago. And
had sex without a condom, but he pulled out. The reason i'm even posting
is. How extreme are the effects of antibiotics on your pill, and decreasing
the effectiveness of your pill???

Secondly, i'm very concerned that if I do find out i'm pregnant I won't have
enough time for an abortion. I've read some information articles on other
websites that in most cases doctors will only perform abortions within the
first 12-15 weeks of pregnancy. Obviously if my period is late, even a day
late I plan to go to the doctor and get results because my period is normally
very regular. Is it true that abortions are only done within 12-15
weeks of pregnancy, and if this is true does that mean that if I were to find
out i'm pregnant and i'm further along then say 15 weeks will they refuse
to conduct an abortion???
I don't know why i'm so concerned about this but i'm just trying to get
some answers to ease my mind.

Any answers would be awesome, I need some relief.

Replies(7)

Carifairy

replied on August 24th, 2006

Extremely eHealthy

Hi, please let me put some relief in your head...

Antibiotics do not "cancel out" birth control entirely, they lower the blood levels of hormones.. 'some' women may not be affected by this, but many are..Better safe than sorry right? I have cared for women who never knew that antibiotics interacted with bc, and they never became pregnant.. I have known others who did become pregnant, so I would say it is not worth the risk.

Get this.. The day you miss your period, you are only about 4-5 weeks pregnant, you would be nowhere even close to 12-15 weeks..

Many states offer an abortion up to 20 weeks, but you would simply not be that far along.

Unless you have missed 3 periods, you would not be 12 weeks!
They measure pregnancy by your last period, just in case you need to know =)

bittertongue

replied on August 24th, 2006

New User

Aah phewf, thank you so much. That was very informative.
I don't even know whats going on in this mind of mine, I mean i'm totally
aware of the possible responsibilities of having sex. Even though i'm on
birth control and not planning to have a child at this point in my life i'm
not even entirely sure i'd abort it. I've just got so much going on right now
that its hard to say what I want, and what I need.

Anyways thank you so carifairy, you've definately eased my mind majorly
and i'm very thankful. I don't want any stress right now as i'd like to have
my period show up on time.

Carifairy

replied on August 24th, 2006

Extremely eHealthy

I understand, no matter what happens it is always important to know your options and where you stand. I have been pregnant on birth control, and do know the shock of realising that it failed. I also work at an aboriton clinic pt, and do see women who had condoms break, or they missed pills, or it just failed them.
Accidents happen, but at least you know.

Because I am pro choice, and have had an abortion myself, I see nothing wrong with it..It's just another choice you make in life.

Tylanas

replied on August 24th, 2006

Especially eHealthy

Yes, consider this: if you have sex two weeks before your period is due, then by the time you miss your period, you're only about two weeks pregnant. Even if you add another month onto that (and a month is a long time) that's still only 6 weeks :)

Jules

replied on August 24th, 2006

Extremely eHealthy

Although they actually measure the length of pregnancy dating from the first day of your last period. So by the time you miss a period you are actually considered 4 weeks pregnant, even though conception probably only occurred 2 weeks previously.

Tylanas

replied on August 24th, 2006

Especially eHealthy

Well honestly, that doesn't work if the woman is having periods during her pregnancy, so then you have to go from the actual date of implantation; that would make more sense, since that's when you're actually technically pregnant. If you don't have sex until the day before your period, and then miss that period, i'm sorry but you are not four weeks pregnant, you are one day pregnant! That's how my brother was conceived ^_^.

Also... That is not an accurate definition of the developmental stage of the fetus itself. An actual 4-week old fetus looks much different than a 1-day-old fetus, but according to that process, both could be considered 4 weeks old. That's just ridiculous.

Carifairy

replied on August 24th, 2006

Extremely eHealthy

Ultrasounds give the most accurate picture..

You canot have a 'period' during pregnancy, but you can have bleeding that 'resembles' a period..
That is why doctor ask you for your "last normal period", or when your last 2 periods were...

They do technically go by last menstrual period, and the ultrasound technology helps with this. =)

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