Re: Could I be pregnant?

Posted By hfhs.md.rcs on August 20, 1998 at 17:09:24:

In Reply to: Could I be pregnant? posted by Lib on August 20, 1998 at 16:04:19:






I just stopped taking the pill last month and began my last period on July 20th.  I've been taking my temperature everyday to establish the possibility of ovulation so that my husband and I could have a child.  My temperature finally elavated on August 9th - about three weeks from my last period.  Now, it has been almost five weeks since I had a period and thirteen days since I ovulated.  I've taken several home pregnancy tests  but all were  (as best as I could tell - I did see a very, very, very light half line in two of them) negative.  I have also been more tired lately, dizzy on occasion and my appetite has increased.  The only other factor that may contribute is that I have been taking Adipex for about four weeks.  The doctor said it wouldn't be a problem if I became pregnant.  Do you think that I might be pregnant?  When should I expect to have a period by before I become concerned?  Thank you for your help!
Dear Lib:
When women stop birth control pills, the average time to their first ovulation is 4-6 weeks and hence 6-8 weeks before their first menstrual period.
From your description, the basal temperature suggests that ovulation occured 19 days from your "pill induced period" and you now have 13 days of rise. A home pregnancy test is not reliable until you have 17 days of temperature rise.
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