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Re: [Birth Control] pains and discharge

From: William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 1 Dec 2001 17:44:35 -0600 (CST)

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At Sat, 1 Dec 2001, Jen wrote: >
>Hi,
>I am 35 yrs old and started taking Alesse three months ago. I wanted this primarily for birth control and hoped it would help alleviate cramps and ovulation pain.
>
>Right after I started the pill , I developed what my dr. and I thought was a bladder infection.
>While there was (and still is) blood in my urine, it grew no bacteria in the culture.
>I took a course of anti-biotics.
>
>Meanwhile, the pain never completely went away. I am experiencing pain mostly in my right side, some lower pelvic, and some on the left.
>
>Now for a bit of history, ......in 1980 when I was 13, i had a large ovarian cyst removed on my right side (they took my appendix at the same time).
>Everything was fine up until March of 2000 when I became violently ill one night.
>I ended up in surgery five days later to be told I had scar adhesions on my right ovary. In turn, a fallopian tube got twisted and this cause a bowel obstruction. (or something like that.) Now, a year and half later, I am experiecing these problems .
>I just started having a pinkish or light brownish colour discharge too, a week and a half after the start of my last period.
>My questions......whew!
>
>1, Could the pains be due to more adhesions or endo or something?
>2. Could this be caused by the pill ( I am on Alesse).
>3. I am scheduled to have an Ultra Sound on Dec 7th, can this show adhesions, endo, cysts etc........
>
>Any feed back is greatly appreciated. I have been going out of my mind and had to practically beg my dr. for a test i.e. ultrasound.
>
>Sincerely,
>Jen
>Ontario, Canada

sJen

1-yes 2-I doubt it 3-no

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