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Re: OrthoEvra, Period, and ENDO!!!
From: Anonymo (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri Dec 27 15:07:10 2002
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Hi --
This is good info. But just a small correction.
Triphasic does not mean a third hormone -- there are only two in
ortho-tri-cyclen -- ethinyl estradiol (estrogen) and norgestimate
(Progestin). Triphasic means there are three phases of pills.
The amount of estrogen remains the same in all three kinds, but the
amount of progestin increases from the first to the third phase.
Hope this helps.
At Fri, 27 Dec 2002, Kristy wrote:
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>Rachel,
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>Ortho-Tricyclen is not a monophasic pill like Ortho-Cyclen or
>Mircette. Ortho-Tricyclen is a triphasic pill which means that
>it has a 3rd hormone in addition to the estrogen and
>progesterone.
>
>Also, a word about lower estrogen pills. While it may be good
>for some women while trying to treat Endo this is not the case
>for all. I'm one such person that couldn't handle lower dose
>estrogen pills. I ended up bleeding a ton more on it and it
>made me feel so bad that I had to go on iron pills. I have to
>be on pills that have estrogen amounts of at least 30 or more.
>
>Endo affects everyone differently.
>
>Also, while progesterone only pills do help some women, same
>thing in some women like me we can't handle it b/c of no
>estrogen.
>
>=====
>Kristy :)
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>http://www.geocities.com/sokokl/kristyspersonalpage.html
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>For women who are interested in additional support http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Endo_Vulvodynia_PCOS/ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zoladexforendometriosis/
>
>I am a Medical Secretary who does a lot of learning from reading on the Net, books, my dr(s), as well as sharing my own personal experiences.
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