WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for January, 2001: Re: Bleeding on the pill

Re: Bleeding on the pill

From: William McIntosh, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 2 Jan 2001 11:12:37 -0600 (CST)

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At Tue, 2 Jan 2001, ST wrote: >
>Dear Doctors,
>
>--
>Started a new pack of pills on 12/23. Took my pills as usual until the
>morning of 12/26 when I came down with a stomach virus. I could not
>keep anything down that whole day, so I did not take that days pill
>until late AM on the 27th, and then have continued as normal. Since
>12/29-30, I have been experiencing some bleeding every day, which I
>would call a little more than spotting, but not as heavy as a regular
>period....
>
>I have been on Ortho Tri Cyclen for about 8 months and only had this
>problem one other time, with it being much lighter and lasting only a
>day or two.
>
>Could this be as a result of the problems I had in taking the pills
>regularly last week, or might there be a bigger problem here? Can I
>expect this bleeding to stop soon or will it continue till the end of
>the pack?
>
>Thank you for your help....
>
>Sherry
>

This is likely due to the difficulties you had taking your pills last week. It could stop at any time, but may last until the next pill pack.

--
William D. McIntosh, MD, FACOG

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