pregnant?

I had unprotected sex on September 26th, and later on October 1st i was put on birthcontrol pills(because of my mom).  I just got my period today(october 12), which is 2 weeks early.  my last period was on september 21st-24th.  what are the possiblites?

[Elaine Brown, MD]

Hi!

Usually patients are instructed to start their pills during or immediately after their menstrual period, so sounds like something went awry somewhere. Most likely the bleeding is a result of taking the pill at midcycle.

It would certainly be a good idea to take a pregnancy test--its is ALWAYS a good idea to do that! If that is negative you should stick with the pills, if positive, you should stop them immediately. It would also be important to rule out a tubal pregnancy too!

Whatever the case, I would definitely ask my patient to call and talk to me so we could sort out what to do--so give the person who prescribed the birth control a call!

Good Luck!

Dr B