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Re: Breakthrough bleeding and BCP's

From: =?iso-8859-2?q?Zalányi Sámuel ?= (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 1 Mar 2003 04:17:33 +0100


Hi Lisa,

Most curious prescription: Danazol is an androgen (among others) and can thin your endometrium, but this is not the treatment of brakethrough bleeding. -a sequential administration of estrogens followed by a progestin would work. You do not still? For your info

Sam

> I have PCOS, and started Dianette (dont know what it's called in the US)
> about 5 weeks ago. It's a BCP, but not primarily, it's really used for
> acne. I was told it would help my PCOS, being the new treatment for it,
> instead it made me start bleeding uncontrollably, so much so that I've
> had to stop it, and am now taking Danazol to stop the bleeding. Danazol
> is a drug that puts you into the menopause and supposedly stops your
> periods, but I'm still bleeding at the moment, although not as badly.
> Having just had triplets ten weeks ago after successful clomid/metformin
> treatment, I've had my family (now 5 children), and have decided to ask
> for a hysterectomy. PCOS isn't my only problem though, and I know it
> wont cure that.
> I just wanted to say that I've been there, if I find a way to stop it
> I'll let you know. No BCP has worked for me so far, but the mirena coil
> helped a little.
> Good luck,
> Lisa
> xx
>




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