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[pvalov-rings.livejournal.com]

i have 2 questions:

1. does one ovulate during the first month of pregnancy?

2. the first day of my period this month was june 5. so i'm in the middle of my cycle, and i just was prescribed birth control pills (tri-levlen 28). if i start the pills today, will my period come at the normal time, or will it come in 3 weeks when i'm taking the reminder pills? i'm sortof having a pregnancy scare, so i'd like my period to come as soon as possible, and want to wait to start the pills if it will come in 2 weeks, but also would like to start them as soon as possible.

Comments

[sofiaviolet]

If you're worried you might be pregnant, you should use a drugstore test. It should set your mind at ease.

If you start the pills today, your period will be in three weeks.

[pvalov-rings.livejournal.com]

ah, yes, but the drug store tests are only reliable if you take them within i think 4 days of the day you expect your period to come, and it gets less reliable the farther away it is. so i'm still waiting on that.

thanks for the info though.

[sofiaviolet]

oh. Okay. When is your next period supposed to be, supposing you didn't take the pills?

[pvalov-rings.livejournal.com]

my next period is supposed to be july 7 without pills.. with pills i think it would come july 14.

[viciouslyperfct.livejournal.com]

If you are talking about a over the counter pregnancy test, that is NOT true. If you are pregnant, you'll have the pregnancy hormone in your urine and it will show up, thus resulting in a positive. The longer you wait to take the test, the more effective it will be because more of the hormone is available and the test will pick this up.

[viciouslyperfct.livejournal.com]

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[pvalov-rings.livejournal.com]

how is that not true? maybe my cvs was out of stock of the pregnancy tests that work right away, but i looked at several different brands and they all said things like, "85% effective 4 days before your expected period, 97% effective 2 days before" etc. so while the hormone might be present in my urine already, it's possible that i could be pregnant and the test might not pick up on it yet. i'd rather be confident in the results than get a "not pregnant" reading now when if i'd waited two weeks i'd get a "pregnant" reading.

[smokeline.livejournal.com]

Actually, pregnancy tests start to be effective about 14 days after you have the sex you think would've gotten you pregnant (if you are, of course), which is done around the time you're ovulating for a pregnancy. It's just that ovulation occurs about 14 days before your period is due, and it's easier to say "test when your period is due."

But if you ovulated freakishly early (i.e. around the time of your period when you had sex), the test would most likely be accurate 14 days after that time. I don't know when exactly you had sex, but if it's been 14 days, you can probably test and get an accurate result.

Hope that helps!

[smokeline.livejournal.com]

1.If you count pregnancy from the last menstrual period, then yes, you would ovulate that first month. It'd be the egg that gets conceived. If you count it from conception, then no, you won't ovulate again once that egg's implanted.

2. How long has it been since you had the sex that's worrying you, and when is your next period due? Depending on those dates, bringing on your period by birth control won't work. If the egg's already implanted, the birth control won't make your period come and flush it out. You may want to ask this over at the amipregnant community and fill out the survey. They can help you more than I can.

[pvalov-rings.livejournal.com]

ah, no, i wasn't intending on using the pills to "flush out" the baby.. i wanted to go with the option that, if i am not pregnant, would make my period come sooner so i could be certain. and that is clearly to not use the pills and just wait for it to come on its own. and i already asked at the amipregnant community :) i think i'll be ok, based on where i was in my cycle when i had sex (the day after my period), and my next period isn't due until july 7.

[smokeline.livejournal.com]

Oh, okay. Good luck! :)

[notlookingfor.livejournal.com]

No. If you ovulated during pregnancy, it would be possible to already be pregnant and get pregnant again.

[notlookingfor.livejournal.com]

If you start your pills you'll get your period during the placebo week. If you're having a pregnancy scare I recommend you wait for your period before starting and use condoms in the meantime.