Is she pregnant?

court4short · #1 08-11-2009, 12:03 PM

Usually, pregnancy tests are very accurate if you do them correctly. If it isn't awkward for you to see her, I'd go with her when she takes the test. You don't have to neccessarily watch her do the test, but read the directions together and make sure she does it correctly to yield the most accurate answer. Also, make sure you see the negative or positive result. I work at RiteAid, and a couple who had just broken up came in and bought a pregnancy test because the girl claimed she was pregnant. They went into the bathroom and did it. She ended up not being pregnant. I think she said it only to scare him.

If she is indeed on the pill, the chances of getting pregnant are like, 1 or 2% I believe. It goes down if she takes it religiously (everyday at the same time). It's very rare, but it could happen. What Munchkin03 said is true - if she's on the pill, her periods should be very regular. (ie. When I was on it, mine came every Wednesday between 10am-12pm.) However, do you know if she missed a pill and had to take two? That might mess it up. Also, if she's just started to take the pill, she might not be adjusted to a regular schedule yet.

Calm down, and just make sure she's not lying to you.

lovespink88 · #2 08-11-2009, 12:52 PM

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Originally Posted by court4short

If she is indeed on the pill, the chances of getting pregnant are like, 1 or 2% I believe. It goes down if she takes it religiously (everyday at the same time). It's very rare, but it could happen. What Munchkin03 said is true - if she's on the pill, her periods should be very regular. (ie. When I was on it, mine came every Wednesday between 10-12am.) However, do you know if she missed a pill and had to take two? That might mess it up. Also, if she's just started to take the pill, she might not be adjusted to a regular schedule yet.

Co-sign all of this! I'm currently on the pill, and my cycle is VERY regular. It used to be all over the place before I was on it, mainly because I'm often stressed out, lol, but even now, stress and all, the pill makes it very, very regular.

I have heard of some cases where a woman just flat out skips a period, even on the pill, but I'm not sure how true that is. I've been on it for just about 2 years, and haven't skipped it once.

LouisaMay · #3 08-11-2009, 02:35 PM

Take a deep breath. Yes, this is scary, but don't panic yet. Be ready to be supportive and clear-headed.

Pregnancy tests are very reliable. False negatives are FAR more common than false positives, and as another poster said, a false positive can be due to issues unrelated to pregnancy, particularly having to do with hormones and/or medications.

A "missed" period might actually be an extremely late period due to a late ovulation. Anything from illness to travel to stress over a job/family/etc. can cause a woman to ovulate late. The period comes 12-16 days after ovulation, but if the ovulation happened a lot later than usual, a woman's period can be much later than she expected.

Best wishes.

LatinaAlumna · #4 08-11-2009, 02:51 PM

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Calm down, and just make sure she's not lying to you.

That's exactly what I'm thinking--she might be lying. I don't know how many times I've heard of a female who comes up with a pregnancy scare in order to get the guy who dumped her to start talking to her again.

But it is always best to go for a test to be sure.

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I have heard of some cases where a woman just flat out skips a period, even on the pill, but I'm not sure how true that is. I've been on it for just about 2 years, and haven't skipped it once.

Perhaps TMI, but I don't get a period on my pill for months at a time, and the doctor said it is normal. This is on a regular pill (not Seasonale).

court4short · #5 08-11-2009, 03:11 PM

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Originally Posted by lovespink88

I have heard of some cases where a woman just flat out skips a period, even on the pill, but I'm not sure how true that is. I've been on it for just about 2 years, and haven't skipped it once.

I don't know if this is what you're referring to, but many of my friends on the pill make themselves "skip" their period. With birth control, simply put, you have 3 weeks of "colored" pills (blue, green, whatever) and one week of "white" pills. When you take the white pills is the week you get your period. However, my friends will skip over the week of white pills completely and just start taking next month's birth control - causing them not to have a period that month.

So just be sure she's not lying to you!

lovespink88 · #6 08-11-2009, 07:27 PM

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Originally Posted by court4short

I don't know if this is what you're referring to, but many of my friends on the pill make themselves "skip" their period. With birth control, simply put, you have 3 weeks of "colored" pills (blue, green, whatever) and one week of "white" pills. When you take the white pills is the week you get your period. However, my friends will skip over the week of white pills completely and just start taking next month's birth control - causing them not to have a period that month.

So just be sure she's not lying to you!

No, that's not what I was refering to, although I have heard of women doing this as well! What I had read was something about skipping a period while using BC regularly...but I read it a while ago, and I can't remember where I read it, so I might be missing something or misquoting or something...