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Re: Birth control & hot flashes?
From: Melissa (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed Oct 29 15:26:04 2003
Hot flashes can be related to a drop in estrogen, like what happens in
menopause. When you are on the pill, your hormone levels are lowest
right before you take your pill. When you take your pill, the hormone
levels peak within a few hours, then drop sharply and continue to drop
until you take your next pill. You might do better if you try a pill
with slightly more estrogen. Or you could try the ring or patch which
give you more of a steady dose of hormones throughout the day. What
pill are you on?
At Wed, 29 Oct 2003, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote:
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>I have been on the pill for 6 years, I am 37 now. For about the last 3
>weeks I noticed I'd get very hot before dinner, around 6:30. I normally
>take my pill at 11pm or so. I wonder if there is a connection, also. I
>looked it up in my pill info packet, but found nothing. My hot flashes
>usually last under half an hour. I'd be interested if anyone has heard
>of this, also. --xin
>
>At Sun, 6 Oct 2002, anonymous wrote:
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>>My new doctor is suspecting that a pain I have been experiencing in
>>addition to a long history of very painful periods is pointing to endo.
>>The ultrasound showed nothing, and I was told to give continuous birth
>>control pills a few months before we go any further. I started the pill
>>about 3 weeks ago, and the pain hasn't changed, but the moodiness and
>>strange hot flashes for about 2 hours before I take the pill each night
>>is new. I know moodiness is a common side effect but are hot flashes?
>>I've never heard of that? Has anyone on this list heard of it?
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