Re: advice needed on ortho-tricyclen/bcp's
From: Valerie (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 15 Aug 2002 13:44:59 -0500 (CDT)
TRI-anything is bad for anyone with PCOS... please do your research-
PCOSers are only supposed to use monophasic pills.
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ValerieC
At Wed, 14 Aug 2002, Janet wrote:
>
>Hi Amy & Victoria,
>I read Victoria's message and reread mine. I"m guessing it did sound a
>little harsh, so let me start over again. I started to take birth
>control pills 7 years ago to regulate my period (I menstrate about once
>every 8 or nine months). I didn't have any weight gain on them. I
>taking rogaine so I didn't notice any real difference in my hair. I was
>about 4 mos. into "the pill" and regular periods when I dislocated my
>knee. About a week a week later I came home from a wedding fairly cure
>of my bad knee. I sat down on my bed and all heck broke loose. I got
>charlie horses in my calf that made the the dislocation seem like
>nothing. It lasted for about an hour. I was on the way to the hospital
>when it finally subsided. 2 days later, I went to the doctor for a
>presceduled check-up. Sitting in his waiting room, I got up to stretch.
>The next thing I remembered was a bunch of people hovering over me.
>Between the wedding and the doctor visit, blood cloots in my calf had
>traveled to my lungs blocking but one lobe. I was told that if I suvive
>the 1st hour I would probbally be ok. They put me on large doses of
>heprin and I got to stay in the intensive care unit for 3 days, then
>4more in a regular room. I'm not trying to scare anyone with this, but
>here is some points to consider about taking estrogen based bcp and
>blood clots. Being overweight(which I am), or smoking(which I don't)are
>increase risk factors for blood clots. So is a family history of
>relatives having strokes, heart attacks, or blood clots while taking
>estrogen for menopause. It's not that common, but common enough to
>happen to me. If your taking bcps for their intended use, you need to
>weight the pro with the cons. If you just want to help your hair, I
>highly recommend the rogaine. I went for having carefully hairsprayed
>comb-over, to a mderately dense growth. Not back to what I had in
>highschool, but not bad.
>
>I hope this helps you make an informed decision. Sorry my fingers
>babbled on.
>Janet
>
>At Wed, 14 Aug 2002, Victoria wrote:
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>>>From the archives on the women's health list, 5 pounds is about the expected
>>weight gain. My sister lost 20 on them. You never know. People don't want to
>>always advertise they are on BCP because of the reception they get on some
>>lists. Things aren't what they seem.
>>
>>--
>>Victoria
>>
>>From: anonymous@obgyn.net (amy)
>>
>>but my second biggest concern is controlling my weight, which has been
>>really hard the past 6 mos. he said that bcp's dont always make you
>>gain and sometimes make you lose. does anyone have any first hand
>>knowledge of that?
>>
>>i dont see many of you on bcp's, especially not ortho. what do you
>>think of it? i dont know why he picked ortho either..
>>
>--
>Janet at JanetHeller@msn.com
>
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