WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for June, 2002: Re: bleeding for weeks!

Re: bleeding for weeks!

From: Amanda (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 5 Jun 2002 11:05:43 -0500 (CDT)

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In reply to: William McIntosh, MD: "Re: bleeding for weeks!"

At Wed, 5 Jun 2002, William McIntosh, MD wrote: >
>At Tue, 4 Jun 2002, Amanda wrote:
>>
>>I have endo and have been taking Diane-35 without stopping for placebo's
>>for about 3 months. Despite no break in taking the pills I started
>>bleeding around the 10th of May and there is no sign of it stopping. I
>>have had cramps nearly every day since I started the Diane-35. I know I
>>haven't had a period for awhile and I figured that I would bleed
>>eventually but isn't this a little excessive?
>>Thanks,
>>Amanda
>
>This is the potential drawback of continuous pill use, the odd bout of
>breakthrough bleeding. You might try taking a week of the placebo
>pills, have a real withdrawal bleed, and then resuming the active pills.
>
>--
>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.
>

Thanks Dr. McIntosh; I am glad to hear it is normal to have bleeding for that long under the circumstances. I am thinking of switching to a pill that contains progesterone hoping it will be more helpful with daily cramps and other endo pain. I would like to have as few periods as possible (ideally none) because they are so painful that I lose time at work. Is there something that is stronger than the mini pill (so I wouldn't mentruate) but is not so strong as depo provera (in that excess weight gain is less likely). If not- is there something similar to depo provera that is in pill form so I can have control to stop using it if I gain weight - or even a lesser dose injection. I am not in need of contraception; I am only seeking pain releif. Any suggestion would be appreciated. Thank you so much. Amanda E.

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