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Re: [Birth Control] DEPRO VERA.....brown discharge and bleeding for 6 weeks
From: anonymous@obgyn.net
Fri, 19 Sep 2003 04:09:32 -0500 (CDT)
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A bloody nuisance is not a psychological problem. A man would not accept having to wear pads every day or wash blood out of his undies every night. Why would a female health care consumer be any different?At Wed, 17 Sep 2003, R. Daniel Braun, MD wrote: >
>At Wed, 17 Sep 2003, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote:
>>
>>I am 2 weeks into my second depro vera shot. I have had alternating
>>brown mucus like discharge and bleeding for 6 weeks and counting. My
>>doctor put me on extra hormones (Prometrium) and I was treated with
>>Doxycyl for a possible uterine infection as answers to stop the
>>bleeding. I finished my antibiotic and am still taking the Prometrium.
>>The bleeding has not stopped!!!
>>What can I do to stop it? Can I get another shot to increase my homones
>>as soon as humanly possible (my next shot is scheduled for Nov. 12,
>>2003), do I take birth control pills to help regulate my period (as my
>>doctor also suggested), or do I just wait for the depro vera to be out
>>of my system?
>>How long would I have to wait to return to normal? My doctor said that
>>my cycle should become normal or cease after the second or third shot.
>>What do i do today to shut my menses OFF!!???
>>PLEASE
>>HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>
>You don't worry about it. That is the usual effect of taking Depot
>Provera. About 30% of women quit having periods after 3-4 injections,
>about 20% will have spotting as often as every day, and the rest are
>somewhere in between. If this is a problem for you psychologically,
>Depot is not for you. It will take at least 3 months and maybe up to
>6-9 months after the last injection for it to leave your system.
>
>--
>R.Daniel Braun, MD FACOG FOG
>**Note: Opinions expressed here are for educational purposes only
>and, as such, do not constitute a physician-patient relationship.
>This information is not intended to supplant the need for you to
>consult with your physician prior to choosing therapeutic options
>and/or interventions.
>
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