WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for June, 2002: Re: [Birth Control] Switching from othro tri-cyclen to marvelon, good or bad?

Re: [Birth Control] Switching from othro tri-cyclen to marvelon, good or bad?

From: R. Daniel Braun, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 20 Jun 2002 11:40:45 -0500 (CDT)

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At Thu, 20 Jun 2002, Kaylee wrote: >
>I'm 20 years old and my doctor just switched my pill from ortho
>tri-cyclen (which i was on for 2 and a half years) to marvelon.

Why?????????? What problems were you having?

I read >some info and marvalon and other 3rd genteration pills are being sewed
>for 7 deaths and many injury's from blood clots, i'm scared to take this
>pill. I'm on the pll for cramps,and heavy peirods. I was having really
>bad break through bleeding and having long peirods from ortho
>tri-cyclen. Do you have any idea of what kinda pill i could get that is
>not a third genteration pill?

All kinds, ask your Doctor. The hullabaloo about 3rd generations appears to be just that and not factual information. They don't cause those problems as often as pregnancy does.

thank you.

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