WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for April, 2001: Re: BCP

Re: BCP

From: jwang, M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 30 Apr 2001 22:40:55 -0500

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At Mon, 30 Apr 2001, Bentley wrote: >
>Went to Gyn. for follow up after reminding him of 6 years of severe
>ovulation and period pain (lower backpain, stomach pain, diarrhea
>etc...),for which he has given me narcotic pain relievers continually
>all this time. He told me my options were Depo provera shot (3 or more
>months of bleeding), BCP's (went off them to begin with because of age
>and smoking not to mention depression and weight gain) or a
>hystorectomy. He has not done any diagnostic testing on me to find out
>what is causing these problems. I took the option of BCP's and
>Scheduled for a second opinion. Why is it now safe for me to take BCP's
>when it wasn't three months ago when I smoked?

There arethings that improve when off the pill - in this case, devreased clotting risk off cigarettes. Some docs use 6 months as the "safe time".

Am I being paranoid for >getting a second opinion?

Not at all. I am surprised you waited 6 years.

Should I have some type of diagnostic testing >done to determine the cause of my problems?

Consider laparoscopy to see inside.

(I feel like I am being a >crybaby, but I would like to be off of the pain meds and find out what's
>really going on without taking birth control that I don't want.)
>
>--
>Bentley
>

-- J Wang, M.D Assitant Clinical Prof. Tufts University School of Medicine

statements are informational only and should not constitute a medical plan or treatment recommendation.

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