WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for June, 2001: Re: no subject received Sat, 30 Jun 2001 00:18:08 -0500

Re: no subject received Sat, 30 Jun 2001 00:18:08 -0500

From: William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 30 Jun 2001 08:28:10 -0500 (CDT)

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At Sat, 30 Jun 2001, Jaime wrote: >
>My doctor switched my birth controls pills a few months back to a lower dose so i could do continuous active pills and have my period once every 3 to 4 months. i started having some breakthrough bleeding so he changed them again. i had my period for 3 weeks straight, then had a 2 week break and it started again. so he switched my pills again. i am now on Ortho-Cept and have been for 2 weeks and the whole time i have still been having my period. when i question this they tell me its because its a new pill. i am going crazy and need a break from my period. is there a prescription i can ask him to prescribe me to make this stop so i can have a break? or any other suggestions to make it stop? someone told me to try taking 3 birth control pills in one day and that may work. is this true and is it safe? i would greatly appreciate any suggestions.
>
>Thank you
>Jaime

Jaime

No rx to take to stop it. Only in rare cases do we recommend taking more than one pill at a time. Perhaps it would be wise to take a month or two off the pill to allow your body to take a break and then start trying the pill again.

--
William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG
Editorial Advisor-Pregnancy and Birth
Private Practice
New Orleans, La.

*Please understand I can not respond to private emails.

*These comments are for educational purposes only.  They are
not meant to take the place of an examination by a qualified
health care provider.  They are not intended to be the start
of a physician-patient relationship.

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