WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for January, 2001: Re: bladder infection and spotting

Re: bladder infection and spotting

From: Lynn D. Montgomery, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 4 Jan 2001 11:08:56 -0600 (CST)

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At Thu, 4 Jan 2001, Becky wrote: >
>I got diagnosed yesterday with having a bladder infection, that was
>Wednesday. They put me Sulfameth/trimethoprim 800/160 tabs. I am also
>on Demulen for Birth control. Im not supposed to start my period till
>Monday but this morning I was spotting or it was discharge Im not sure
>which and my belly is cramping a little. Could the medicine for my
>Bladder infection be making my Birth control pills to go wacky and
>making me start my period early? Or does it sound like something else?

It may be the antibiotic (all antibiotics have the potential to affect the pill) or it may just be the stress and symptoms of the infection that caused the early bleeding. I would just keep an eye on things and probably use another form of birth control while using the antibiotics... Lynn

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

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