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Re: Spotting and aygestin - Very UrgentFrom: ABC (anonymous@obgyn.net)Sun, 13 May 2001 21:08:45 -0500 (CDT)
At Sun, 13 May 2001, William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG wrote: > >At Sun, 13 May 2001, KV wrote: >> >>My cycle is 30 days and we are TTC. I get light pink and brown spotting >>5 to 6 days before my periods. This started happening since we TTC. It >>has happened in 4 of the last 6 months. I went to a gyn and she said >>everything was normal after a regular check up. She also prescribed >>aygestin 10mg to be taken per day from day 20 to day 30 of my cycle. >>I am confused. The label says 'Not to be taken if planning a pregnancy >>or if pregnant'. I asked the doc if I had endometersis and she said >>that was highly unlikely. She said the medicine was to regulate my >>periods and it should not interfere with pregnancy. >> >>Please give me your diagnosis and also advise me if I should get some >>other tests. The medicime looks like birth control pill but my doc >>knows that we are trying for pregnancy. >> >>I am under 30 years. >> >>Thanks. >>KV >KV > >The med is a synthetic progestin, and is meant to regulate your period. >It may help you get pregnant. we try to avoid these drugs when patients >are trying to conceive. I would ask your doc to switch you to >prometrium. It is all natural and of no risk if conceiving (despite >what the package insert says!!!!!!!) > >-- >William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG >Editorial Advisor-Pregnancy and Birth >Private Practice >New Orleans, La. > >*Please understand I can not respond to private emails. > >*These comments are for educational purposes only. They are >not meant to take the place of an examination by a qualified >health care provider. They are not intended to be the start >of a physician-patient relationship. > I am desparate to know the reason for this brown and pink spotting before periods. Can I do something about this ? Does the spotting mean that my luetal phase is getting shorter ? KV
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