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Re: [Birth Control] getting period on Day 16

From: William McIntosh, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 30 Apr 2002 15:03:44 -0500 (CDT)


At Tue, 30 Apr 2002, Dawn wrote: >
>I recently started taking Ortho Tricyclin approx. 1 1/2 months ago. I
>used to get my period twice a month. After about a year of this, I
>decided to try the pill. The first month I got my period on day 16 and
>it continued all the way through the placebo pills. This month, again,
>day 16 my period started. Is there another pill I can take that would
>alleviate this problem? Also, I have been on the weight loss drug
>Meridia for the past 2 1/2 months. Do I need to worry about any
>additional side effects or drug interactions between the two?
>Thank you.
>
>--
>dawn
>

You would be better off taking a monophasic pill, as opposed to the triphasic type you are taking now. There is an Ortho Cyclen that should work.

--
William D. McIntosh, MD, FACOG

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