WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for September, 2000: Re: action to the Pill

Re: action to the Pill

From: Kelly Shanahan, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 8 Sep 2000 23:14:02 -0500 (CDT)

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At Fri, 8 Sep 2000, J wrote: >
>My cycle has been wildly irregular my entire life and I have had serious
>cramping both during ovulation and my periods. I was on the pill for
>several years which eliminated those issues but went off a few years
>ago. In the last few months my period was coming almost every 10 days
>so I went back to the doctor and he put me on Zovia.

I have been going >through all of the usual side effects of the pill but a new one for me
>has been chest tightness - I was wondering if this were a side effect
>and if so does it go away?

Chest tightness needs to be reported to your doctor IMMEDIATELY!!

I am very active outdoors and it's causing >problem with my breathing when doing cardio sports - almost a burning in
>my chest. I have also had breakthrough bleeding and was told that this
>would "go away" when my body was more used to the hormones. Is that
>true?

Yes, usually

Will only time tell?

As far as the breakthrough bleeding, yes, but you need to be evaluated now for hte chest tightness >
>Thanks very much.

--
M. Kelly Shanahan, MD, FACOG
South Lake Tahoe, CA

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