after being on birth control for half a year i decided to take a month off. bad idea hey? i figure since now im on met and spiro that maybe itd be okay to take a month off of the bc and see wat happens...i plan on going back on it next month anyway. wat do you think ?? did i make a huge mistake??
No not at all! I am doing to same exact thing. I want to see if I cycle on my own. Although, please be careful with the Spiro. If you are active, find a reliable contraceptive because spiro causes birth defects. Other than that I think you will be fine...
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Spiro causes severe defects in male fetuses as far as feminization in male fetuses...
from webmd.com
Spironolactone is in the FDA pregnancy category D. This means that spironolactone is known to harm an unborn baby. Do not take spironolactone if you are pregnant.
from Drspinman.com
Since spironolactone mildly enhances estrogen and inhibits testosterone, women who are having menstrual cycles but are not ovulating (releasing an egg) may begin to release an egg with each menstrual period. This could increase their fertility. This is another reason why effective contraception must be used while taking spironolactone.
Sooo...lol. It is a good idea to be careful not to get pregnant while on it. If you want to get preggos its best to not be on it.
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marU, you have a responsibility to yourself and your mate to take your birth control seriously. Spironolactone is a teratogen - it will cause birth defects in your baby if you get pregnant while you take it.
Call your doctor. Tell him/her what's happened. It may be most reasonable to take the Morning After pill (which is actually just a series of many birth control pills taken over a day or two). It will prevent you from becoming pregnant. If it's too late, and you are pregnant, you will have some serious, difficult choices to make.
Do not wait. Find out now what's going on with your body. Deal with the problem.
And then, either get off the spiro or find a more reliable method of birth control.
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A lot of PCOS women are MORE fertile their first cycle off BC than they would be normally. In fact, a lot of TTC methods involve taking BC for a month or two, then trying to get pg the first month off. Plus with taking met, your fertility is probably already higher than it was.
Please be careful and either have sex responsibly or abstain until you're on a reliable form of BC.
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Maru, don't be alarmed. It's just that Spiro does alot of damage and my doctor being the alarmist told me when I first got the perscription (I asked him why did I have to be on BCP's, I hate BCP's) that "if you were to become pregnant, I would strongly suggest, actually tell you to abort" At this point I am not active so I am waiting for my own cycle to start Ortho tricyclen lo. We cysters are concerned for ya cause we know what spiro can do. Your an adult and its your body...you know what ya need. Just be careful not to get pregnant. Its highly dangerous.
Please, Please do not be offended, we are just concerned...we are always here for support...
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Originally posted by marU i dont get it i mean if someones pregnant cant they just go off the spiro? seems like the logical thing to do.
It would probably take a while for the spiro to get out of your system and could still be harmful to the baby.
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I know for me, spiro really screwed up my cycles! I was getting my period every 2 weeks
So if ya notice shorter cycles it's probably the spiro.
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Originally posted by marU i dont get it i mean if someones pregnant cant they just go off the spiro? seems like the logical thing to do.
As fallingapart said, it takes a while to leave your body. For many of these drugs, it's recommended that you're off of them for several months before getting pregnant.
Also, if you're off BC for only one month, it could be really hard to know you're pg. The first few weeks of pg development are the most crucial and it could be at least that long before you realize you're pg.
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marU, please keep in mind that while pregnancy should be something intentional, human biology is geared for it to happen as easily as possible. If you are not actively trying to prevent it, chances are, you will get pregnant.
Doctors tell us that if we want to get pregnant, we should start taking pre-natal vitamins before we start trying. This is because our bodies need certain minerals and vitamins to help the baby grow, and those minerals and vitamins need to be in place, ready, and waiting, before we become pregnant. As an example - folic acid is extremely important in helping the baby's nervous system develop. If there isn't enough there in the early stages of a pregnancy, then the baby may have birth defects like spina bifida - where the end of the spinal cord doesn't close properly. The baby is born with a hole in their back. The baby is paralyzed forever.
Spironolactone takes months to start working. It could take that long for all the spiro to work its way out of your body, and in that time, it would interfere with your baby.
You say you don't know if you're pregnant. Well, most women don't know until they're at least a month or two months along. By that time, the damage may already be done. You may have conceived a little boy (with XY chromosomes) who will be born with - for instance - no penis or testicles, because spironolactone interferes with testosterone.
Again, I'm going to suggest you do the following things:
- if it's been less than two weeks since you stopped taking your birth control, go to your doctor and get a Morning After Pill. This will prevent you from becoming pregnant.
- if it's been more than two weeks, go to your doctor and tell him/her what's happened. Perhaps the Morning After Pill will still work.
- if it's been more than four weeks, go to your doctor and get a pregnancy test. If it's possible, discuss with your doctor what your options are (basically, get a chemical abortion like RU486, wait another two to four weeks to get a regular abortion, or have a baby that will probably be terribly malformed).
In the meantime, I would suggest that you go to your local library or bookstore and ask for a basic book on fertility to help you understand your body and what it's up to a little better.
sorry i dont want to start fights or anything but im very very very anit abortion. i guess i believe certain things are just meant to be. some people have had babies on spiro i know it. im sure there are some ways to get around it if it happens...
Uhh. No. Having a child while on Spiro when one knows that it will cause defects is not leaving anything to chance nor is it meant to be. You know now that Spiro can cause damage, how can that be "chance"? You have to realize that if you have a male child, he will not have sex organs or they will be deformed. I mean how can you do that to a child? It is equal to drinking alcohol while pregnant. In other words by getting pregnant when you know that the medications that you are talking will harm the child is negligent and irresponsible.
I suggest you go to the doctor and talk to him/her and tell them what you think about "leaving it to chance". There is no chance to "get around it".
How hard is it to use a condom or any contraceptive? I mean if you think there is a slight chance, why take it?
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