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Re: Alesse Birth Control
From: Erin (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 28 Apr 2000 21:27:25 -0500 (CDT)
Dr. Braun had a good answer. I must also say this though: "Better safe
than sorry!"
Erin
At Fri, 28 Apr 2000, R. Daniel Braun, MD wrote:
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>At Thu, 27 Apr 2000, stegg wrote:
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>>I'm a sunday starter and will begin taking my pills next sunday. My
>>doctor said that I would have to wait until my next cycle before it
>>would be safe to have intercourse, however the information packet that
>>came with the alesse pills says that I only have to use a backup method
>>of protection for a week, and then can have unprotected sex because the
>>pill will be completely effective then. Who's right, My doctor or the
>>instructions? And if it's only a week, why would my doctor say it was
>>longer?
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>Both were right. Alesse is a newer preparation and the time has been
>dropped from 1 month, but this has not been made widely known to all
>physicians for some reason.
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>RDB
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>R.Daniel Braun, MD FACOG FOG
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