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the risk is the same as if you were not on birth control only if you miss a pill (or two) during your fertile time.
both birth control and diet pills together it would be best to call your OB and confirm. Warm Regards..., which has been known to cause birth defects when taken in high doses before conception or during pregnancy, beta...
Birth control pills may mask menopause symptoms by Cathy T. Healthy Living Professional All women can expect to enter menopause sooner or later, but women taking birth control pills may not notice, at least for a while. In the meantime, they can expect several benefits from the pill
Connection Between Birth Control Pills and Hair Loss? by Methods of Healing Patient ExpertComplimentary & Alternative Medicine Such has been the impact of the birth control pill on modern consciousness it is often referred to simply as “the pill.” It is a form of birth control that is taken orally, and combines estrogen...
ANOTHER reason not to use birth control pills by Marie L. Patient Expert I've heard from Ali and others about the weird things birth control pills seem to do to people... Indichova (author of Inconceivable) is also conducting a study on birth control pills and their effect...
BPA Safer than Birth Control Pills: Where's My Refund for the BPA-Free Bottles? by Dr. Polly Doctor of Philosophy effects, much like, say estrogen found in birth control pills.  So researchers fed rats small doses... the birth control pills but not for those born to the mother rats fed BPA.  This study should serve...
Birth Control Pills May Raise Lupus Risk by awesome Healthy Living Professional A new study conducted at McGill University in Montreal has found that women who use birth control pill, and in particular, those who take higher doses, have an increased risk of developing lupus...
Birth control pills in anorexia treatment by Laura Patient Expert , many physicians are still prescribing birth control pills to anorexics to "jump start" their menstrual cycles. This is not a good idea. At best, hormone pills mask health status. At worst, it damages bone further...
Birth Control Pills and IVF Protocols by John David Gordon MD Medical Doctor . 64. My reproductive endocrinologist has recommended a protocol that uses birth control pills. Why would birth control pills be used in IVF? Birth control pills or, more correctly, oral contraceptive pills...
it depends on what the quality of your cervical fluid was and where you were in the pack.  Sperm will only survive in a non-fertile enviroment for a few hours;however, if there is fertile cervical fluid present then sperm c

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I stopped taking birth control pills 4 months ago and since then I started having night sweat and lightheadedness... headaches at the back of my head..Should I just go back on pills to stop all these symptom? MiaUKcrap

spotting birth control 2 weeks after period
I have been on birth control pills since the month of november and this morning I saw spotting. I had my period two weeks ago but I'm scared if im pregnant I have not miss a day of my pill. what does it means? nataliacrap

i've been missing my period for almost two months now.
i was on birth control pills for about two months but i stopped taking them because i was getting my period every two weeks. now its been almost two months since i haven't had my period. i took a pregnancy... i might be pregnant but my mom says that it could be that i stopped taking the pills and now iam...crap

abdominal cramps can be a sign of pregnancy?
I was taking birth control pills and regularly,between 19-21 of each month i am having my period... every 2-4 days.november 14 i finished the last pill for 'd month.made love during 14,15 and 16th of the month;&november 17 i had my period and started the pills again on my 4th day(november 20)&my period...crap

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does lexapro have any affect on the contraceptive pill? aaroncrap

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I am a 26 year old woman and I have been taking the contraceptive pill Overall for the past 21..., to be on the safe side, I took the i-pill within 5-6 hours of the unprotected sex. I still have not gotten my periods after 24 hours. Does I - pill delay periods? Should I meet a doctor regarding this? sharon101984...crap

Is it safe to stop and start the pill again without having a period?
Hello, I'm 22 years old and I've been taking the Contraceptive Pill "Dianette" for 4 years now. I recently stopped taking it over 3 months ago, but haven't had a period yet.. My spots and dark body hair... a period but I've seen nothing yet! I wanted to start my pill again, but I'm fed up of waiting...crap

bleeding during sexual intercouse
me and my boyfriend were having sex and found that after we had finished he ha d bled inside of me. i take the contraceptive pill however we did not use a condom. im scared of contracting a disease either though both of us dont have hiv or any other disease. what could you advise Barbara McGovern, M.D. bleeding during sexual...crap

Ive just been told i have PCOS, ive been on the pill since oct 1st andhavnt stoped bleeding since, thisis very stressing, please help
Iv been on Cilest contraceptive pill since october 1st and i havnt stopped bleeding, its really heavy, not like any other period. I feel as if i have no energy and have naseua all the time. Im also on anti depressants for anxiety/depression and ive been feeling really down lately due to thiscrap

I missed two pills and had sex. What are my chances of being pregnant?
I normally take birth control pills, but recently I missed two consecutive pills. I had sex before I realized that I didn't have my birth control pills (I was on a 2 day trip). After the two missed pills, I doubled up for two consecutive days. What are my chances of being pregnant if I ovulated two dayscrap