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Re: [Birth Control] Tubal questions ONE MORE FOR THE DOCTOR
From: Kristin (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 14 Nov 2001 07:53:04 -0600 (CST)
Thank you, Doctor for your reply. I am heavily leaning towards the
tubal but of course have concerns. That website (I know you must know
the one I am referring to) is very scary, but as my OB pointed out - the
majority of those women would have had problems regardless of the tubal.
Cycles change as you get older and it's not the fault of the tubal. Do
you share this theory as well?
My OB said if I do experience heavier periods, or in my case where I am
so irregular when not on the pill, I would be able to take the pill to
help control this. And due to my hormone problem and facial hair he
recommended the Yasmin pill. Do you second this?
Thank you,
Kristin
At Tue, 13 Nov 2001, William McIntosh, MD wrote:
>
>At Tue, 13 Nov 2001, Kristin wrote:
>>
>>I'm having a scheduled C-Secion this January and am seriously
>>considering a tubal ligation because we now have 2 children and this is
>>it for me. I have gotten pregnant twice while on the pill so I feel
>>this is a good option for me.
>>
>>I am concerned about some info I have seen online regarding periods
>>being heavier and severe cramping. My OBGYN says it's bunk.
>>
>>Can anyone give me some info on this? How are hormones effected by a
>>tubal? I already have a hormone problem (elevated DHEA and DHEAS) that
>>cause hair growth and irregular periods. Will this condition worsen?
>>
>>Thank you in advance, this is a very serious decision to make and I
>>would be grateful for any info a doctor can provide.
>>
>>--
>>Kristin
>>
>You will have the cycles that God gave you, good or bad, no better and
>no worse than any other non-hormonal cycle. The tubal does NOT, REPEAT
>NOT alter blood flow to the ovary in any way, despite what you might
>have read in those websites purporting to expose the horrible medical
>experiment that unfeeling and vicious doctors are perpetrating on their
>unsuspecting and helpless female patients.
>
>Since you have irregular cycles now, when you are not on the pill, you
>will continue to do so after a tubal. This condition will continue,
>worsen or improve based on factors unrelated to whether or not you had a
>tubal.
>
>By the way, my wife, who is also a OB/GYN, had her tubes tied last week.
>
>--
>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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