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Re: Can't find a birth control pill! Help!
From: Michelle (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 02 Jun 2003 21:52:28 -0500
Hi Jess,
I've tried Mircette, Orthotricyclen, and Orthocylen. All of them worked for me about 3 months then I started having mid-cycle bleeding. I wish you all the luck in the world.
Michelle
>From: anonymous@obgyn.net (Jess)
>Reply-To: anonymous@obgyn.net
>To: Multiple recipients of list PCOS-MEDICATION
>Subject: Can't find a birth control pill! Help!
>Date: Mon, 2 Jun 2003 09:54:21 -0500
>
>Hi,
>
>I have PCOS- over the past 5 years I've tried about 8 different BCP's- ,
>mircette, orthro-tri, allesse, lo-estrin, ortho-novum 777, and a few
>others, all of which have had different negative affects on me-
>depression, stomach issues, sexual/libido problems, swollen breasts...
>etc... so I stopped them all together!
>
>However, I just started it back up again, I've been on Ovicon for the
>past 5 months and my breasts have swelled to almost 2 cup sizes bigger
>then normal, they are killing me, I can't even sleep on my stomach, b/c
>they hurt so bad.
>
>My doc wants to switch me to yasmin- but I'm afraid it will be more of
>the same issues... Has anyone experienced such difficulty in finding a
>BCP that works??
>
>The patch? the shots? anything work??
>
>Thanks, any input would help!
>
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