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Re: [Birth Control] Continuous spotting for 3 weeks out of month

From: M. Kelly Shanahan, MD, FACOG (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 26 Jan 2002 12:34:12 -0600 (CST)

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At Fri, 25 Jan 2002, Abbie wrote: >
>For about one year now I've had a very hard time every month...switching
>from pill to pill to try to correct my problem. It all started when I
>originally took a vaca from Orthotricyclen because I was not in a
>relationship. A few months later I got back on OrthoTri, and ever since
>then, about one week after I finish my period I start spotting (usually
>brown) up until I get my period ...so for about three weeks. I've gone
>from OrthoTri, to OrthoNovum (very bad cramps and bloating), and now I'm
>trying Yasmine (in my first month), and the spotting just began again.
>Needless to say no doctor has been able to recommend anything, and it is
>very disheartening (esp in the bedroom). Has anyone else ever had this
>problem? Any doctor's advice out there? HELP!

first of all, you need to stick with any given pill for 3 months -- you'll never find one that works if you change evey month!! If you continue to spot after an adequate trail of a particular pill, then other casues of spotting (infection, polyps, fibroids, endometriosis) need to be looked for. THe last patient I had like this turned out to have endometriosis on her cervix

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M. Kelly Shanahan, MD, FACOG
S. Lake Tahoe, CA

author of "Your Over-35 Week-by-Week Pregnancy Guide"

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