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Re: Oh The Joys....From: Patti Tessler, Family Nurse Practitioner (anonymous@obgyn.net)Mon, 31 Dec 2001 00:30:13 -0600 (CST)
At Fri, 21 Dec 2001, Amy wrote: <snip> >I skipped the placebo pills (per drs advice), of my last pack. Primarily >to avoid the breakthrough bleeding and the discomfort associated with >it, while I recovered from surgery. <snip> Starting having some >spotting on 12/13/01, and still going, (on tissue everytime I use >bathroom). Light pink, mixed with mucous. I figured since I was >spotting, and its already been a week of this, that I would skip the >next set of placebo pills to avoid another week of bleeding. This >sounds logical to me. Would like some opinions on this though. I did >notify my MD about it last Friday, the 14th, she said that was ok (as >far as spotting goes). I also asked her what is the most amount of time >a woman can skip the placbo pills and be ok.. she said no more than 3-4 >continuous months, and then after that a break is recommended. Some people (e.g. me!) will spot on the fifth or sixth week of continuous OCs. More placebo-skipping may not solve the problem.
-- Patti Tessler, BSN, MSN, RN, CS Family Nurse Practitioner
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