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Re: Endometriosis & LoestrinFrom: R. Daniel Braun, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)Thu, 30 Mar 2000 20:36:52 -0600 (CST)
At Thu, 30 Mar 2000, Melissa wrote: > >I JSUT FINISHED 4 MONTHS OF ZOLADEX FOR ENDO. >I START LOWETRIN THIS SATURDAY AS A MAINTENANCE THERAPY. >I HAVE BEEN INSTRUCTED TO TAKE ONLY THE HORMONE PILLS NOT THE PLACEBO >PILLS. WHEN IT COMES TIME TO TAKE THE PLACEBO PILL I AM TO START THE >NEW PACKET. > >MY QUEESTION TO YOU IS THIS: > >1.) WILL I HAVE A PERIOD ? Hopefully not, that is the idea.
>2.) WILL I STILL HAVE ESTROGEN IN MY BODY ? Yes, Loestrin has both estrogen and progestation agent in it.
>3.) WILL MY BODY THINK ITS PREGNANT ? That is the idea to make it think so.
>4.) ARE THEY GOOD BCP WITH FEW SIDE EFFECTS ? Yes.
>5.) WILL I GAIN WEIGHT ? That depends on your caloric intake and exercise level. Most OCP's will cause some water retention, this looks like weight gain when you get on the scale. It is usually less than 5 pounds. It will go away after you stop the pills. Anything above that and you have either increased caloric intake or decreased exercise or both.
>6.) IS NOT HAVING A PERIOD OKAY FOR MY BODY ? As long as no endometrium builds up to slough off there is no problem. That is the purpose behind the treatment to keep endometrium from building up.
>7.) WILL I BEABLE TO STOP THE PILLS ONCE I DECIDE TO TRY AND CONCEIVE ?
>WILL GETTING PREGNANT BE HARD ? Aye, there is the rub. If you are lucky, right away. If the endometriosis hasn't responded maybe not. Whatever, just as soon as you quit the treatment, you should immediately start trying to get pregnant. The first few months off treatment are the time that pregnancy is most likely to happen. RDB
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-- R. Daniel Braun, MD FACOG FOG
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