Re: Deprovera
From: Carol (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 22 Jun 2003 00:25:56 -0500 (CDT)
Dear Sam:
Thank you very much for answering my email..
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Carol Groff
At Wed, 18 Jun 2003, =?iso-8859-2?q?Zalányi wrote:
>
>Hi Carol,
>
>Depo-Provera seems not to be suitable for PCOSers (if you are ojne).
>To stop your bleeding (it is not a period) you should have a hormonal treatment called: endometrium build-up.
>
>Sam (Ob/Gyn)
>
>> Hi:
>>
>> I started Deprovera about 2 weeks ago.. and I am still having my
>> period.. I have been having problems with my period since December of
>> last year.. In March of this year I got a d and c.. The first period
>> was heavy.. They said it would.. but the second period was really
>> heavy.. I was flooding so bad.. It was then that he started me on the
>> double birth control method(orthrotryclen)..., then skipped my green
>> pills...and went right into a new pack.. I started my period a week
>> early then he said that I needed to be on soemthing more stronger.. now
>> I am on the Deprovera shot and have been menustrating for 15 days
>> straight.. Some of the time.. I guess it is spotting... My cramps are
>> so bad that I get kind of nauseated with it.. Is there anything to
>> worry about? Should I call my gyno? I have called him probably at least
>> 10 times.. Everytime I call with a concern about my period he puts me
>> on something different... I just don't know what to do anymore..
>> I have a history of iron deficient anemia.. I have been taking my
>> vitamins.. Please give me some advice..
>>
>> Carol
>>
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