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Re: other ways to regulate a period?
From: Lynn D. Montgomery, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 2 Nov 2000 12:30:25 -0600 (CST)

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At Thu, 2 Nov 2000, Christine wrote: >
>Just a question for anyone who might have some experience in this. I
>have terribly ireegular periods when not on BCPs. (They are few and far
>between). I'm only taking the pill to try and regulate this (which it
>has). But I'm not too keen on having to take it the rest of my
>reporductive years. The NP I'm seeing doesn't seem to consider any
>other methods of cycle regulation, so I thought I'd ask any doctors or
>any other women on here who might know. Is there any non-hormonal-pill
>way to regulate one's period??
>Thanks

Christine, The other means of regulating a period is to utilize progesterone (Provera) on a periodic basis to induce periods. This is usually used in women who have either no or few periods. A woman takes the provera for 5-10 days four times per year to induce a period, mainly to keep the uterus healthy. The problems with this regimen are that is doesn't prevent irregular bleeding between these induced cycles and it doesn't prevent pregnancy. As a matter of fact, this regimen can actually induce ovulation. The pill is the easiest most effective means of regulating cycles. It has also been shown that no matter how long you are on the pill, there are no significant problems associated... Lynn

-- Lynn D. Montgomery, MD Director, Maternal-Fetal Medicine Rocky Mountain Perinatal Center Missoula, Montana
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