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Re: [Birth Control] Continuous spotting for 3 weeks out of month
From: Abbie (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 26 Jan 2002 22:23:33 -0600 (CST)
Would there be any other symptoms? I feel fine and have since this has
started, no pain or weird discharge whatsoever. It started directly
after I stopped using Orthotricyclen and then got back on...so was off
for a couple of months. Too much of a correlation for me to think it
was something else. It's usually extremely light discharge, usually not
so much blood, as it is the pinkish to light brown in color. I'll have
it for a week and a half to two weeks, then about 3 days before my
period starts, there is no discharge, and then right on time every month
my period starts...very light period usually only lasts about 4 days.
When I was off the pill for the two months, I didn't get my period at
all. (I've been on the pill for about 5 years). It's more or less just
an inconvenience. But now reading about the possibility of
endometriosis has me concerned. Should I wait and use Yasmin for three
months to see if it helps? Or maybe just stop BCP altogether and see
what happens? (that I wouldn't like, as I said I don't seem to get my
period when not on pills ...so I'd be a nervous wreck, and be buying
pregnancy test kits all month). Any advice is truly appreciated!
Thanks,
Abbie
At Sat, 26 Jan 2002, Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. wrote:
>
>Endometriosis is not diagnosable by pap.
>
>Hope this helps and write back anytime for more information.
>
>Dr. M
>
>At Sat, 26 Jan 2002, Abbie wrote:
>>
>>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:
>>>>
>>>>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"
>>>
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>>>
>--
>Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. FACOG, FACS
>Great Neck, New York
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