Re: Orthocept - non-existant monthly period
From: =?iso-8859-2?q?Zalányi Sámuel ?= (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 6 Apr 2003 09:14:48 +0200
Hi,
This not a sign of infertility (although you may be infertile), but a side-effect of the progestin in Orthocept. The progestin ccauses a thinning of the endometrium, so the source of "menses" becomes smaller, the bleeding lighter.
Sam
> Dr.,
> I have been on Orthocept 28 day for 8.5 years. I have never had
> problems with it in the past. The last 3-4 months my period has been
> only a couple days and extremely light. I have taken a pregnancy test
> each month for the past few months suspecting possible pregnancy, all
> tests were negative. My last visit to my doctor was about 5 months ago
> and everything was fine.
>
> My husband and I are not planning on trying to have children for another
> couple years, my fear is that my period will be gone completely by that
> time. Is this a sign of becoming infertile??
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