Dear Dr. Stoll:
My wife and I use condoms as our choice for contraception as we both agreed that we did not want to jeopardize her health by using the pill over a long period of time. We had a problem where the condom broke and we sought our options to further prevent a pregnancy at this time. We visited her doctor who gave us samples of birth control pills with the instruction that she take 4 pills, two times, twelve hours apart. She explained this would make the uterus a "hostile" place and the egg would not implant. The problem is that it did not work and we are both worried what it could do to the baby. Can you offer any advice on what we can do to now insure a healthy pregnancy and baby?
Follow Ups:
Re: birth control
Posted by Walt Stoll on November 11, 1998 at 12:37:56:
In Reply to: birth control posted by jason on November 10, 1998 at 23:10:18:
Dear Jason,
This doc had just not done his homework about the "morning after pill". Although there ARE similarities, they are different enough that what he recommended would likely work no better than a placebo.
I wouldn't worry about the baby--this is llkely a stronger than average fetus. However, I would consider suing for some financial child support until college age (grim grin). I wonder if it had been HIS wife or daughter if he would have been so sloppy?
It is very late in the game---but not too late---for you both to read "Every Woman's Book" by Paavo Ariola, ND. It has just been reprinted AGAIN and is available through Amazon.com and your local library. This is best started at least 2 years prior to conception but even started after birth is more effective than anything else known for producing the healthiest baby possible.
Walt