Re: another bcp question
From: Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 9 Sep 2000 23:18:15 -0500 (CDT)
This continuous therapy needs to be done, as we've discussed beofre,
with monophasic pills. Unfortunately, Ortho-Tricyclen is a triphasic
pill. The dose changes every few days and the bleeding you are having
is to be expected. It may very well continue. If you'd like continous
therapy, you'll need to change pills.
Hope this helps.
HSM
At Sat, 9 Sep 2000, Christine wrote:
>
>I posted a few weeks ago about starting a pack too early (ie the days I
>should take the green pills and get my period). Well a friend told me
>her doc told her it would be ok if I just finshed the pack out because
>she does that to skip a period. So I figured that would be not a bad
>choice. Except this is the second week of the pack, and I've been
>bleeding all this week. Not as much as a regular period, but enough to
>be certainly noticeable and cramping. My question is will I just keep
>bleeding like this until my period and have another? I know I should see
>the doc, but I had to reschdule my appointment because of this bleeding.
>Oh I'm on ortho-tri-cyclen.
>thanks
>Christine
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Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. FACOG, FACS
Great Neck, New York
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