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Taking Pills, Bleeding After Foreplay. Taken Antibiotics. Could I Be Pregnant?
Ive been on the pill for 2 years now and I started my 7 day break on friday, i normally start bleeding on the monday, but on the saturday me and my boyfriend did foreplay and i started bleeding and assumed that it was my period and when we had sex it was perfectly fine but the day after i havent had an more bleeding and normally its quite heavy, is it just late? or could i be pregnant? I have also been on antibiotics till friday so could this affect the bleed?
Thu, 2 May 2013
Hello and welcome to HCM,
Before answering your query, I would like to give you brief information about the usage of OCPs:
1. OCPs when taken regularly are very effective in birth control.
2. Some antibiotics decrease the effect to OCPs, so while using these antiobiotics, an additional method of contraception is required.
3. OCPs regularize the menstrual cycles and decrease the blood loss during withdrawal bleeding.
If you are doubtful of pregnancy, please confirm it or rule it out with pregnancy tests.
Since, you have taken antibiotics (typr not known) there is chance of pregnancy.
However, the scant bleeding that you had is not indicative of pregnancy.
Thank you and take care.
Dr Shailja P Wahal
Before answering your query, I would like to give you brief information about the usage of OCPs:
1. OCPs when taken regularly are very effective in birth control.
2. Some antibiotics decrease the effect to OCPs, so while using these antiobiotics, an additional method of contraception is required.
3. OCPs regularize the menstrual cycles and decrease the blood loss during withdrawal bleeding.
If you are doubtful of pregnancy, please confirm it or rule it out with pregnancy tests.
Since, you have taken antibiotics (typr not known) there is chance of pregnancy.
However, the scant bleeding that you had is not indicative of pregnancy.
Thank you and take care.
Dr Shailja P Wahal
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