FrayedKnot
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yes, it can...
but not normally (the pill interferes with different trigger chemicals normally secreted by your body: FSH which is follicle stimulating hormone and LH which is Lutienizing Hormone which to explain in general are like little chemical messengers that flip on the switch for ovulation)
why: (it usually doesn't however because the progesterone and other things in birth control usually prevent ovulation by tricking your body into thinking there is already a corpus luteum present that is secreting progesterone)
what happens with the corpus luteum in general is: it is kind of like a little mass of sticky yellow cells that hang around after you ovulate. If you happen to get pregnant (this is just for informational purposes only...NOT RELATING TO THIS CASE) the corpus luteum hangs out and secretes progesterone that sustains the pregnancy during the first few months.
that being said it could also be a corpus luteal cyst which can happen while on BC
We also don't know what kind of BC she was on... so who knows. There are a myriad of types with different mechanisms of action:
but with the corpus luteal body there I would say she just ovulated.
So does this mean that oral contraceptives don't necessarily prevent ovulation or even fertilization, but do prevent implantation?
Sorry for the kinda OT, that just piqued my interest!