WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for September, 2000: Re: LATE MENSTRAL CYCLE

Re: LATE MENSTRAL CYCLE

From: Lynn D. Montgomery, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 28 Sep 2000 09:33:48 -0500 (CDT)

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At Wed, 27 Sep 2000, BETH wrote: >
>I HAVE BEEN OFF OF TRIPHASIL FOR ABOUT 4 1/2 YEARS NOW AND HAVE HAD
>IRREGULAR MENSTRAL CYCLES EVER SINCE. UP UNTIL SEVEN MONTHS AGO I NEVER
>WENT MORE THAN THREE MONTHS BETWEEN CYCLES. IT HAS NOW BEEN SEVEN
>MONTHS AND I HAVE HAD PMS SYMPTOMS FOR ABOUT TWO WEEKS NOW. THEY HAVE
>BEEN VERY SEVERE AND HAVE MADE ME ILL, BUT STILL NO MENSTRAL CYCLE. I
>WENT TO MY PHYSICIAN LAST WEEK ABOUT THIS AND HE RAN A PREGNANCY AND
>THYROID TESTS ON ME. THEY HAVE BOTH CAME OUT OKAY. I KNOW THERE ARE
>HORMONE PILLS AVAILABLE FOR THIS, BUT MY PHYSICIAN REFUSES TO PRESCRIBE
>ANY TYPE OF MEDICINE UNLESS IT IS LIFE THREATENING. WHAT CAN I DO?
>
>BETH

Beth, It is not unusual with low-dose pills to not have any bleeding associated with you period. If you absolutely need to have the bleeding to feel better, you can try switching pills. The PMS symptoms should resolve with the cycle, but whether or not you bleed has nothing to do with the PMS symptoms. I would suggest you wait things out. If the symptoms become worse, talk to you physician about them again. Unfortunately, there has not been any hormonal regimen that has proven effective for PMS symptoms... Lynn

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Lynn D. Montgomery, MD
Director, Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Rocky Mountain Perinatal Center
Missoula, Montana

**Note:  Opinions expressed here are for educational purposes only and, as such, do not constitute a physician-patient relationship.  This information is not intended to supplant the need for you to consult with your physician prior to choosing therapeutic options and/or interventions.

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