WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for October, 2001: Re: [Birth Control] Experienced lots of pain & bleeding while on ortho tri-cyclen

Re: [Birth Control] Experienced lots of pain & bleeding while on ortho tri-cyclen

From: William McIntosh, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 30 Oct 2001 14:08:39 -0600 (CST)

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At Tue, 30 Oct 2001, Lynn wrote: >
>after a month of taking the ortho tri-cyclen pills i started to have
>unbearable pains around the area where my ovaries and cervix are. it
>was constant shooting pains. and when i had sex it would hurt badly
>when the penis was pushed in deeper. i also was bleeding alot. it was
>not heavy but constant and when my period came it was heavy bleeding.
>when i pushed in below my stomach by the ovaries it would hurt and when
>i was laying down and i went to get up i felt the shooting pain. Also i
>sit in front of a computer most of the day and just sitting there would
>be painful at times. the pain was so unbearable that i would end up on
>my knees holding my stomach crunched up in a ball on the floor. well i
>wanted to know if these could be effects of the pills? after a month
>they just went away slowly.

This is a pretty extreme response to the pill, but it probably was just that. The slow resolution of symptoms is typical of most pill symptoms, and as long as you are pain free now, there is no reason to stop taking them.

-- William D. McIntosh, MD, FACOG

This is for educational purposes only, and is not a substitute for consultation and examination by a licensed medical professional.

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