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Re: [Birth Control] Continuous spotting for 3 weeks out of month
From: Abbie (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 26 Jan 2002 15:58:11 -0600 (CST)
I was on OrthoTricyclen for more than a year (and put up with it), and
on OrthoNovum for three months. I'm going to give Yasmin three months
as well. Is endometriosis something that would normally be found in a
normal pap test?
Thanks,
ABbie
At Sat, 26 Jan 2002, M. Kelly Shanahan, MD, FACOG wrote:
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>At Fri, 25 Jan 2002, Abbie wrote:
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>>For about one year now I've had a very hard time every month...switching
>>from pill to pill to try to correct my problem. It all started when I
>>originally took a vaca from Orthotricyclen because I was not in a
>>relationship. A few months later I got back on OrthoTri, and ever since
>>then, about one week after I finish my period I start spotting (usually
>>brown) up until I get my period ...so for about three weeks. I've gone
>>from OrthoTri, to OrthoNovum (very bad cramps and bloating), and now I'm
>>trying Yasmine (in my first month), and the spotting just began again.
>>Needless to say no doctor has been able to recommend anything, and it is
>>very disheartening (esp in the bedroom). Has anyone else ever had this
>>problem? Any doctor's advice out there? HELP!
>
>first of all, you need to stick with any given pill for 3 months --
>you'll never find one that works if you change evey month!! If you
>continue to spot after an adequate trail of a particular pill, then
>other casues of spotting (infection, polyps, fibroids, endometriosis)
>need to be looked for. THe last patient I had like this turned out to
>have endometriosis on her cervix
>
>--
>M. Kelly Shanahan, MD, FACOG
>S. Lake Tahoe, CA
>
>author of "Your Over-35 Week-by-Week Pregnancy Guide"
>
>**this is for general educational purposes only and does not supplant the need for you to consult with your own physician**
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