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Is Pregnancy Possible While On Birth Control Pills?
Hello Ashley, I am trying to get a better understanding of when my conception date was to better explore my options at this time. I have no children and do not want children i have been on Depo shot for the past 7 years my new doctor stated it has been to long and i could no longer receive the shot so she changed me to the pill and now im pregnant 2:51 pm i have not had a cycle in the last maybe 3 or 4 years just a little spotting here and there but not a full or partial cycle i last had sex on October 7 went to the doctor on October 10 for a refill of my Birth control and showed no signs of pregnancy went to the doctor yesterday and was advised i was pregnant by urine and blood
Tue, 26 Dec 2017
Hi there, I have understood your concern and I will suggest you the best possible treatment options.
As you were on depo provera injection and shifted on oral contraceptive pills, there must be no definite date of last menstrual period. As such if contraceptive pills were started well before the medicinal effect of depo injection gets over, then cahnce of getting pregnant is almost nil. But if it has not happened, you might have had egg release and pregnancy might have been there.
I will suggest you to get USG done to know about the exact gestational age and viability of the pregnancy.
As you do not want to continue with the pregnancy, you can opt for termination of pregnancy with abortion pills under medical supervision safely till 9 weeks of pregnancy.
Once you are done with the pregnancy termination, you can get proper counseling done for future contraceptive use.
I hope this answer helps you.
Thanks.
Dr.
Purushottam Neurgaonkar
As you were on depo provera injection and shifted on oral contraceptive pills, there must be no definite date of last menstrual period. As such if contraceptive pills were started well before the medicinal effect of depo injection gets over, then cahnce of getting pregnant is almost nil. But if it has not happened, you might have had egg release and pregnancy might have been there.
I will suggest you to get USG done to know about the exact gestational age and viability of the pregnancy.
As you do not want to continue with the pregnancy, you can opt for termination of pregnancy with abortion pills under medical supervision safely till 9 weeks of pregnancy.
Once you are done with the pregnancy termination, you can get proper counseling done for future contraceptive use.
I hope this answer helps you.
Thanks.
Dr.
Purushottam Neurgaonkar
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