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Re: Any Problems with Continous OCs? From: Robert J. Woolley (wooll005@tc.umn.edu) Tue Mar 3 23:56:24 1998 Messages sorted by: [ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ] Next message: Fatih Demirtola: "Re: Pregnancy and Device Intra Uterine" Previous message: Anil Singhal, MD: "Any Problems with Continous OCs?" Maybe in reply to: Anil Singhal, MD: "Any Problems with Continous OCs?" Next in thread: Malcolm Griffiths: "Re: Any Problems with Continous OCs?" Reply: Malcolm Griffiths: "Re: Any Problems with Continous OCs?" In message <199803040621.AAA20137@talk.obgyn.net> writes: > I can not think of any solid reasons we Gyns do not promote the use of > "continous OCs"(no med-free days) more often. > I suppose some possible reasons are: > 1. Higher break-through bleeding rates > 2. Overall more med is given since there is not the one week off per > month > 3. if there is a pill error, continous OCs may delay pregnancy detection > 4. Psychologic and possible symptomatic benefit of withdrawl. > > If anyone could contribute to this list, I would greatly appreciate it. > Also if any lit references are avail. Some women develop breast tenderness on this regimen, often relieved by taking a week off every 3 cycles or so. (I understand the Brits refer to this as "tri-cycling.") Discussed nicely in Filshie & Guillebaud's fine book, "Contraception: Science and Practice." (Butterworths, 1989) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bob Woolley -- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- St. Paul, Minnesota "Choose to be pure. Or choose to be effective. You cannot be both." --Roy Cohn in Tony Kushner's "Angels in America" Next message: Fatih Demirtola: "Re: Pregnancy and Device Intra Uterine" Previous message: Anil Singhal, MD: "Any Problems with Continous OCs?" Maybe in reply to: Anil Singhal, MD: "Any Problems with Continous OCs?" Next in thread: Malcolm Griffiths: "Re: Any Problems with Continous OCs?" Reply: Malcolm Griffiths: "Re: Any Problems with Continous OCs?"

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