Birth control pills??

christyj74
on 8/6/13 12:54 am

Hi All,

I'm seven weeks post op. I stopped my birth control pills for the surgery but would like to continue them again. I know there's a lot of conflicting information out there about whether they'll be effective or not. I was just wondering, how many of you use the pill for birth control all by itself?? Thanks!

katycochran2013
on 8/6/13 1:12 am - GA

RNY on 12/27/12

Hi, I am on birth control but we also use condoms to be extra safe. My NUT said that they should be effective. You might want to ask your surgeon. Cause you definitely do not want to get pregnant during the first year after surgery.

Good luck :)

Katie K.
on 8/6/13 4:32 am - Maitland, FL

RNY on 06/25/13

I'm not on the pill, but my program says if you use the pill, you absolutely must use an additional form of contraceptive.

nfarris79
on 8/6/13 4:55 am - Germantown, MD

RNY on 04/13/11

I'd been on the pill postop and we additionally used condoms (which is real fun when you're married.... it's like putting training wheels back on) but the pill caused me a weird side effect - nearly toxic copper levels! I got the Mirena inserted at 7 mo and copper levels went back to normal and no risk of PG!

First ultra: Stone Mill 50 miler 11/15/14 13:44:38, First Full Marathon: Marine Corps 10/27/13 4:57:11, Half Marathon PR 2:04:43 at Shamrock VA Beach Half-Marathon, 12/2/12 First Half-Marathon 2:32:47, 5K PR Run Under the Lights 5K 27:23 on 11/23/13, 10K PR 52:53 Pike's Peek 10K 4/21/13, (1st timed run) Accumen 8K 51:09 10/14/12.

SarahLee1969
on 8/7/13 8:11 am - NY

I returned to the pill post op. Restarted at 1 month post op, but used back up method until about 5-6 months. By then my period was mostly back to normal and my surgeon and gynecologist both felt I was adequately covered with pills alone.
I M almost 1 year and have not had any problems with unexpected pregnancy

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