WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for November, 2001: Re: [Birth Control] Mircette

Re: [Birth Control] Mircette

From: Lynn D. Montgomery, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 7 Nov 2001 10:33:39 -0600 (CST)

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At Wed, 7 Nov 2001, Lynn wrote: >
>I am currently on Mircette and have been for about a year. I've heard
>that birth control pills are supposed to curb your PMS symptoms. It has
>slowed down my bleeding but it seems the PMS has gotten worse then it
>ever was. It seems I get crampy and sore breast like 2 1/2 weeks before
>I am due for my period and 3 days into it as well. I am bipolar and the
>gyno I saw told me it's because of my bipolar that I am predisposed to
>getting PMS and cramps. Is this possible, or is this just a side effect
>of the birth control? I had cramps before the birth control but the PMS
>didn't seem as bad.
>
>Thanks for your help.
>
>--
>Lynn
>

Lynn, In theory, the pill can sometimes lessen PMS symptoms by stabilizing hormonal levels. One of the theories regarding PMS is an rather erratic estrogen secretion. By going on the pill, the internal estrogen secretion is suppressed. Obviously not all women are "fixed" by using the pill and pill formulations vary in their effects. You might try another pill formulation or look to other causes for your symptoms... Lynn

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

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