please help me. i have a question

BranRN · Apr 4, 2003

Do you know the first day of your last period?

sunnybrook83 · Apr 4, 2003

The sonogram is to see if you are farther along than you may be admitting to or aware of and to see if it is an ectopic pregnancy (although if it is extremely early they wouldn't be able to tell yet).

An ectopic pregnancy is extremely dangerous to the mother- it will eventually rupture the tube causing hemorrhage.

P_RN, ADN, RN · Apr 4, 2003

Good luck. And yes an ectopic can be life threatening if not recognised.

ceecel.dee, MSN, RN · Apr 4, 2003

They must list every possible complication and/or side effect of any medication, so the list can be of quite a few things regardless of what you are taking

I imaging the list of possible side effects for the morning after pill would be at least as long as that of birth-control pills, although I haven't looked it up.

Yes, I suppose the cost of the ultasound runs the $ amount up quickly, but please follow their recommendations. They know what they are doing, and they can, and will I suspect, explain it all very well to you.

Are you also being checked for STD's? Ask them about this too!

Good luck!

saccharin · Apr 4, 2003

the first day of my last period was march 1st, but i am extremely irregular. i only get my period about once every 3-4 months. its always been this way, my mom was this way for years as well.

this is more scary than i thought. i might not go through with the pill tomorrow. i really dont want to take any risks on my health or not being able to have a baby in the future. im so scarred.

so the pill can cause this ectopic pregnancy? its not something that could happen without taking the morning after pill?

saccharin · Apr 4, 2003

Originally posted by ceecel.dee
They must list every possible complication and/or side effect of any medication, so the list can be of quite a few things regardless of what you are taking

I imaging the list of possible side effects for the morning after pill would be at least as long as that of birth-control pills, although I haven't looked it up.

Yes, I suppose the cost of the ultasound runs the $ amount up quickly, but please follow their recommendations. They know what they are doing, and they can, and will I suspect, explain it all very well to you.

Are you also being checked for STD's? Ask them about this too!

Good luck!

i plan on following everything they say[if i do end up taking the pill tomorrow]. i have been only with one person and he has been only with me, so i am sure that we are both clean. but regardless, ive been wanting to be checked anyhow. would add on to the cost? or would they do it for free? thank you.

ceecel.dee, MSN, RN · Apr 4, 2003

An ectopic pregnancy can happen anytime, even without any pills, but is not a frequent occurance.

NursieRN · Apr 5, 2003

At a previous job, the docs used to give out the morning after

pill. Side effects were usually nausea and vomiting. The morning

after pill is usually a high dose of birth control. It will terminate

a pregnancy if you take it within 72 hours of the "incident". We

didn't do sonos before giving it, (but requirements could have

changed since then.)

Is your appointment at a clinic? Family practice? Do you have

Planned Parenthood clinics where you are?

saccharin · Apr 5, 2003

i made the appointment at a clinic. but i did some research and found a planned parenthood in my area. i think i will cancel the appointment and go to the pp center instead.

NursieRN · Apr 5, 2003

Saccharin, I hope you didn't change your appointment on my

account, I was just asking where you were going. I was just

trying to ascertain if they were familiar with these situations.

Whatever you decide, I wish you luck. This must be scary for

you. Keep us posted, ok?

Please feel free to PM me if you need to.

saccharin · Apr 5, 2003

ohhh, no. i had looked up pp before i even read your post and i havent changed the appoinment yet. im going to the pp center much earlier than my scheduled app. if things go good with pp then i will change the appointment with the clinic. im not as worried anymore because you all have helped me greatly. i was going to get the emergency contraception no matter what, but i still wanted a little more information. thank you all very much for helping me. i think everything will turn out alright.