WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for July, 2003: Re: Birth Control Question For a Professional

Re: Birth Control Question For a Professional

From: Jessica Bardales MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 31 Jul 2003 00:12:45 -0500 (CDT)

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MOst likely it is the change in pills that has resulted in the change in your bleeding pattern. If you have been the pill consistetnly you should be well protected.

At Wed, 30 Jul 2003, Sky wrote: >
>20, no children.I have been on the pill for about 4 years now. I have
>been takeing Ortho Tri cyclen... well at the begining of this year i
>went off my moms insurence and my supply of pills just ran out this last
>month. Well i called my gyno for samples of Ortho Tri Cyclen but they
>didnt have any of that buy she gave me the new kind the Ortho tri Cyclen
>Lo ... well i started that one at the begining of last month , it has
>the lower level of hormones in the last run of pills. Well my perionds
>when i was on Ortho Tri Cyclen lasted from 5 to 6 days and the started
>off light and was heavy for about 3 days and then taperd off.. Well my
>period this month lasted only 3 1/2 days and was only heavy for about a
>1 1/2 days then went to modorete and now i am just spotting.... Well my
>question is could it be the hormone change in the 2 different pills
>affecting me this way? Could this one be working better with the lower
>hormones? I only has sex 1 time last month and me and my boyfriend use
>condoms on top of the pill... I dont have the funds to go to the doctor
>right now but any feedback would be greatly appreciated...Thank you So
>much.

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Jessica Bardales MD, SOCOG
Hospital Ginecobstetrico Docente Provincial, Camaguey, Cuba.
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