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Re: Could I have been pregnant and miscarried?
From: Amy (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 27 Feb 2003 18:26:06 -0600 (CST)
What I also meant to say is that maybe the micrette and the Ortho Evra
are very similar. I do not know as I have never taken micrette. But
the symptoms that you have had with both seem to be identical to what I
experienced with the patch.
At Thu, 27 Feb 2003, Amy wrote:
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>Just my opinion. You probably are not pregnant. I was on the Ortho
>Evra patch for quite some time and had alot of problems with my cycles.
>I have endo so I cannot say that it changed the nature of my cramps in
>any way. However, I did have a lot of what they call "break-through"
>bleeding. For the 5 months I was on the patch I did not have a
>"regular" period. I would just cramp and spot and cramp and spot some
>more- and without saying to much- I do believe it affected my bathroom
>habits. I hope that this helps. I understand your concern though. I
>must have called my ob/gyn's office 3 or 4 times about the weird
>spotting and odd menstruation during the first 2 months I was on it.
>Take Care... Amy Swanson
>
>At Thu, 27 Feb 2003, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote:
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>>I have not had a regular period (which I have always been right on
>>schedule) since Nov.2002. I have been spotting and clotting and having
>>what I thought was a period, but not really a flow. I do have cramps
>>often on and off. I have also been going to the restroom for a BM
>>almost immediately after I eat, in the past few months. I had my annual
>>pap smear in Jan., but since I heard no news I assumed it was good news.
>>The doctor didn't say that anything seemed out of the ordinary.
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>>I did change birth control from mircette to the patch(Ortho Evra) the
>>beginning of this month. If you could please give me your opinion, I
>>would greatly appreciate it. Thanks!
>>
>>Oh, I almost forgot-I did take a home pregnancy test last month and it
>>showed up negative.
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