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Re: Quitting BCPs cold turkey after ablation/tubal ligation?
From: Lynn D. Montgomery, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 2 Nov 2000 12:31:30 -0600 (CST)

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At Thu, 2 Nov 2000, Linda wrote: >
>I'm having an endometrial ablation and tubal ligation later today. I've
>been on the pill for 23 years. Lately they haven't been helping
>w/periods, and I'm bleeding on & off all the time in spite of them.
>Right now I'm at the start of a pack (about 3-4 days in). My doctor is
>saying I can just stop them cold turkey, because they won't be necessary
>after the surgery. That's fine, but will I have any other problems
>(depression, cramping, ???) from quitting in the middle like that? I
>don't want to make my recovery any more uncomfortable than it'll be
>already. Thank you!

Linda, No problemo, I would quit "cold turkey"... Lynn

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