First up, I wouldn't fret too much -- you are very protected against pregnancy on HBC, and it's doubtful that you are pregnant.
However, it is extremely common on POPs to have irregular bleeding, absent periods, long stretches of time with no period followed by lots of bleeding... etcetera. Basically, POPs can and do play havoc with many women's bleeding patterns.
So all in all, it's much more likely that your period is missing due to HBC, and not pregnancy.
That said, a pregnancy test generally shows accurate results starting at about 14 days after the sex in question, or the first day of a missed period. So feel free to take one now, and keep taking your pills as normal in order to remain protected -- there is no evidence that HBC negatively affects a fetus.
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Date: 2008-04-11 03:30 am (UTC)However, it is extremely common on POPs to have irregular bleeding, absent periods, long stretches of time with no period followed by lots of bleeding... etcetera. Basically, POPs can and do play havoc with many women's bleeding patterns.
So all in all, it's much more likely that your period is missing due to HBC, and not pregnancy.
That said, a pregnancy test generally shows accurate results starting at about 14 days after the sex in question, or the first day of a missed period. So feel free to take one now, and keep taking your pills as normal in order to remain protected -- there is no evidence that HBC negatively affects a fetus.