Q. I'm 11 days past ovulation now and going crazy wondering if I am pregnant. I've had all the symptoms of my last pregnancies so I think I am, but not knowing is driving me crazy. I tested Thursday afternoon, but it was negative. I'm checking in the morning again at 12 dpo and hoping I get a positive. We'll see. Anyway, how do you other ladies ttc manage to not go crazy waiting to test? It's my first month trying and I'm already going insane!
A. just a day at a time...I remember waiting to test...and now im due my baby in 10 days time, its the same kind of waiting, lol I wish there was a test that told you when labour was near! When testing for pregnancy I bought a batch of early test strips from Ebay http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/PRIVATE-25-ULTRA-EARLY-10-mIU-NHS-PREGNANCY-TESTS-/150551258268?pt=UK_Health_HealthCare_RL&hash=item230d8de49c#ht_4296wt_648 - really cheap for lots! I tested so early that even those tests had a very faint positive line, I took one every day for another week, got the same faint line so I "thought" I was pregnant, then I bought a clearblue dig response with conception indicator and it told me I had only conceived 1-2 weeks!
When during pregnancy do you first see an ObGyn in UK?
Q. I have only been living in UK for a year (I am South African) and am still getting to grips with NHS and what to expect. I am 12 weeks preggers with my first and am having my dating / nuchal scan on Thursday. So far I have only seen a not-very-impressive midwife. Who and when can I expect to see from now on?
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What is the best pregnancy calendar?
Q. I've tried Google pregnancy and some others, but I was wondering what was the best one around?
A. I like this one. NHS though.
What kind of birth control pill should i ask my doctor about?
Q. I want a birth control pill that does the following:
HIGHLY effective at preventing pregnancy
Makes acne go away
DOES cause weight gain. I am underweight and have struggled with gaining weight all my life.
Preferably makes my periods only 3-4 days? And only have periods 4 times a year instead of once a month?
-I have never been on birth control before
-I have not had a child
HIGHLY effective at preventing pregnancy
Makes acne go away
DOES cause weight gain. I am underweight and have struggled with gaining weight all my life.
Preferably makes my periods only 3-4 days? And only have periods 4 times a year instead of once a month?
-I have never been on birth control before
-I have not had a child
A. All combined pills have a 99.8% efficacy. The only pill licenced for acne is Dianette. I would generalise that I am unhappy about any long term use of Dianette. There have been risk benefit concerns about its use for many years. These MUST at least be explained to any patient using it, in order that they can give informed consent that they still wish to take the drug.
The problem is that Dianette quadruples the risk of DVT, leg clots, which may fire off into the lungs and produce fatal emboli.
http://www.nelm.nhs.uk/en/NeLM-Area/News/494080/494143/494162/
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1195416/My-daughter-killed-lethal-drug-Charity-shop-worker-dies-DVT-just-weeks-switching-new-Pill.html
Also you need to be aware it only has a short use licence:
"Complete remission of acne is to be expected in nearly all cases, often within a few months, but in particularly severe cases treatment for longer may be necessary before the full benefit is seen. It is recommended that treatment be withdrawn 3 to 4 cycles after the indicated condition(s) has/have completely resolved and that Dianette is not continued solely to provide oral contraception. Repeat courses of Dianette may be given if the androgen-dependent condition(s) recur."
Yasmin is thought to improve acne in a similar way, but without the addition increase in clot risk, so that would be my choice.
The problem is that Dianette quadruples the risk of DVT, leg clots, which may fire off into the lungs and produce fatal emboli.
http://www.nelm.nhs.uk/en/NeLM-Area/News/494080/494143/494162/
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1195416/My-daughter-killed-lethal-drug-Charity-shop-worker-dies-DVT-just-weeks-switching-new-Pill.html
Also you need to be aware it only has a short use licence:
"Complete remission of acne is to be expected in nearly all cases, often within a few months, but in particularly severe cases treatment for longer may be necessary before the full benefit is seen. It is recommended that treatment be withdrawn 3 to 4 cycles after the indicated condition(s) has/have completely resolved and that Dianette is not continued solely to provide oral contraception. Repeat courses of Dianette may be given if the androgen-dependent condition(s) recur."
Yasmin is thought to improve acne in a similar way, but without the addition increase in clot risk, so that would be my choice.
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