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Re: birth control pills and abmormal bleeding
From: lyn (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 28 Sep 1998 09:24:17 -0500 (CDT)
Thanks so musch for the message
At Sat, 26 Sep 1998, Patti Tessler, FNP wrote:
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>At Thu, 24 Sep 1998, lyn wrote:
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>>At 43, I have had 8 months of abnormal bleeding. Ultrasound and biopsy
>>show thickened uterine lining but no hyperplasia.
>>Treatment with progesterone increased the spotting. I am now
>>trying birth control pills. My questions are: I have been taking these
>>for 14 days, starting on the 1st day of my period, and I have had
>>continuous spotting, no real period, is this okay? Precautions in the
>>pamplet include prolonged spotting. If my problem is hormonal why do
>>hormones only make it worse? My Gyn doesn't want to see me until I have
>>taken 3 cycles of pills but that will mean I have had abnormal bleeding
>>for almost 1 year. Seems pretty dangerous to me. Thanks for any input.
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>Well, it sounds like you've had a rough year! Vaginal spotting is a
>common side effect of birth control pills in the first three months of
>use. After those three months, it usually goes away. If it doesn't,
>changing to another pill can help. That's probably why your gyn prefers
>that you wait three months before judging.
>
>Vaginal bleeding is not dangerous; what are dangerous are the possible
>causes of vaginal bleeding. It sounds like you've ruled out the
>dangerous causes. If you're not anemic, then I would try not to be
>concerned about the continued spotting.
>
>--
>Patti Tessler, BSN, MSN, RN, CS
>Family Nurse Practitioner
>
--
lyn
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