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No contraception is 100% effective. If you experience any unusual symptoms, testing is recommended to determine if its pregnancy related. “It is challenging with contraceptives that also stop periods as pregnancy may not be as obvious,” said Suzy Lipinski, M.D., an OBGYN at Obstetrix® of Colorado, part of Pediatrix® Medical Group. “However, if you experience new symptoms like unexplained nausea, extreme fatigue, irregular bleeding or breast tenderness, taking a pregnancy test is the safest way to rule out pregnancy. Any person on birth control with new onset pelvic pain, especially on only one side, should do a pregnancy test to rule out an ectopic pregnancy. Patients with ectopic pregnancies can also have bleeding, so bleeding doesn't necessarily mean someone isn't pregnant.”
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