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Re: abnormal bleeding

From: R. Daniel Braun, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 8 Mar 2001 18:26:15 -0600 (CST)


At Thu, 8 Mar 2001, Jennifer wrote: >
>I've been spotting for 4 months straight. I was on Depo Provera for 3
>years. My last shot was in the beginning of December, 2000. I missed
>one shot at the end of February. I started bleeding right before my
>shot in December and bled right through the 3 months of that shot's
>effectiveness and have kept right on bleeding. A nurse-friend says I
>need to go to an OB/GYN right away to get this treated. I'm going to
>make an appointment, but I don't have any health insurance. I just
>started a new job and won't have it for 90 days. I'm afraid they might
>need to do a D&C or ultrasound or something else that I'm just not going
>to be able to afford without insurance. What could this condition
>possibly be? And what kind of cost am I looking at without insurance?

Slow absorption of the Depo-provera would be high on my list. It is guaranteed to stick around for at least 11 weeks, but in many people it lasts a lot longer than that.

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R. Daniel Braun, MD FACOG  FOG

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