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Re: [Birth Control] A couple of questions, ceftin, dryness, etc

From: Hector Nemirovsky M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 16 Sep 2003 18:50:29 -0500 (CDT)

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Try a different BCP brand.

At Tue, 16 Sep 2003, J wrote: >
>I am 20 and I use Aleese and have used it for almost 4 years. I
>recently started a 10 day rx of Ceftin and was wondering if it was one
>of the antibiotics that could affect b.c.? Also, I started my period 2
>weeks early after a few days of the Ceftin. I am never irregular (I am
>like clockwork from start to finish every month) and I was wondering if
>the Ceftin was the cause?
>I have had many annoying side affects from b.c. such as weight gain,
>cramping right before and during period, and, worst of all, intense
>dryness. The dryness only started in the last 2 years but is becoming
>almost unbearable as sex and even using a tampon has become horribly
>painful and often impossible. Lubricants are completely useless and
>just dry up almost immediately on contact. Is there anything I can
>try/do to fix or help this?
>Also, since the dryness started, I seem to get regular yeast infections.
>Rx only make the infections worse and home remedies don't work. The
>symptoms of these infections are very mild, often non-existent, and I
>didn't even know about them untill my gyn told me. Any suggestions?
>Should I be alarmed about any of this, please help.........
>
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>J
>

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Hector Nemirovsky M.D.
Fmr Head Obstetrics Division, Hospital Fernández, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Fmr Assistant Professor in Obstetrics at Medical School, Buenos Aires University, Argentina
Private Practice,
Buenos Aires,
Argentina

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